Entrez gene ID | | 64127 |
Official gene symbol | | NOD2 |
Full name | | nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2 |
Aliases | | ,ACUG,BLAU,CARD15,CD,CLR16.3,IBD1,NLRC2,NOD2B,PSORAS1, |
Gene summary | | This gene is a member of the Nod1/Apaf-1 family and encodes a protein with two caspase recruitment (CARD) domains and six leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). The protein is primarily expressed in the peripheral blood leukocytes. It plays a role in the immune response to intracellular bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) by recognizing the muramyl dipeptide (MDP) derived from them and activating the NFKB protein. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Crohn disease and Blau syndrome. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 16 Locus: 16q21 |
Gene position | | 50731050 - 50766987 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 35938 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 605956 |
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