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Symbol LETM2 contributors: mct - updated : 23-05-2023
HGNC name leucine zipper-EF-hand containing transmembrane protein 2
HGNC id 14648
DNA
TYPE cluster
SPECIAL FEATURE
text region comprises a cluster of genes containing LETM2, FGFR1, and WHSC1L1
STRUCTURE 27.09 kb     10 Exon(s)
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
11 - 2979 - 310 - 2008 18628306
11 - 2856 - 491 - 2008 18628306
11 - 2771 - 288 - 2008 18628306
10 - 2712 - 443 - 2008 18628306
11 - 2785 - 444 - 2008 18628306
11 - 2700 - 288 - 2008 18628306
10 - 2641 - 396 - 2008 18628306
3 - 2086 - 173 - 2008 18628306
11 - 2648 - 288 - 2008 18628306
EXPRESSION
Type
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivemale systemtestis  highly Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • a putative leucine zipper coiled coil domain (i.e., between residues 208–235), but lacks the putative EF-hand motif and is significantly smaller than LETM1
  • HOMOLOGY
    intraspecies paralog to LETM1
    Homologene
    FAMILY LETM1 protein family
    CATEGORY protooncogene
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria,inner
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    basic FUNCTION
  • LETM2 may facilitate tumor progression by activating the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • LETM2 could activate the downstream PI3K-Akt pathway to participate in PDAC development
  • LETM2 may activate the downstream PI3K-Akt signaling pathway through enhancing the level of PI3K phosphorylation as well as Akt phosphorylation
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral   amplification    
    in squamous lung carcinomas
    tumoral     --over  
    was correlated with poor outcomes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS