PRG2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: PRG2
- Official Name: proteoglycan 2, pro eosinophil major basic protein
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 5553
- UniProt: P13727
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Cytotoxin and helminthotoxin. Also induces non-cytolytic histamine release from human basophils. Involved in antiparasitic defense mechanisms and immune hypersensitivity reactions. The proform acts as a proteinase inhibitor, reducing the activity of PAPPA. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10913121}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 3757
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 0.63