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Symbol PLP2 contributors: mct - updated : 23-05-2016
HGNC name proteolipid protein 2 (colonic epithelium-enriched)
HGNC id 9087
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --over  
directly promotes resistance to ER stressors
Susceptibility to X-linked mental retardation (XLMR)
Variant & Polymorphism SNP PLP2-(-113C>A) is sufficient to cause reduced expression and is enriched in a cohort of males with probable XLMR
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Plp2-deficient mice show increased neuronal death to ER stress and hypoxia in vitro and in a neonatal hypoxia-ischemia model