TAFA2

This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines, that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

TAFA chemokine like family member 2

Tissue specificity

Group enriched (brain, seminal vesicle)

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Predicted intracellular proteins

Chromosome

12 (61708259 - 62279150)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000198673  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Tafa2: ENSMUSG00000044071

UniProt

Q8N3H0

neXtProt

NX_Q8N3H0

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure