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Gene information for TGFB2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7042
Official gene symbolTGFB2
Full nametransforming growth factor, beta 2
Aliases,MGC116892,TGF-beta2,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFB) family of cytokines, which are multifunctional peptides that regulate proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, migration, and other functions in many cell types by transducing their signal through combinations of transmembrane type I and type II receptors (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2) and their downstream effectors, the SMAD proteins. Disruption of the TGFB/SMAD pathway has been implicated in a variety of human cancers. The encoded protein is secreted and has suppressive effects of interleukin-2 dependent T-cell growth. Translocation t(1;7)(q41;p21) between this gene and HDAC9 is associated with Peters' anomaly, a congenital defect of the anterior chamber of the eye. The knockout mice lacking this gene show perinatal mortality and a wide range of developmental, including cardiac, defects. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q41
Gene position218519391 - 218617961  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size98571 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID190220