Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 1894
Gene name Epithelial cell transforming 2
Gene symbol ECT2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ARHGEF31
Chromosome 3
Chromosome location 3q26.31
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor and transforming protein that is related to Rho-specific exchange factors and yeast cell cycle regulators. The expression of this gene is elevated with the onset of DNA synthesis and
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
237
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016363 hsa-miR-193b-3p Microarray 20304954
MIRT021839 hsa-miR-132-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT024659 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026504 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT027900 hsa-miR-96-5p Sequencing 20371350
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
CUX1 Unknown 21886810
E2F1 Unknown 21886810
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
65
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000281 Process Mitotic cytokinesis IBA
GO:0000281 Process Mitotic cytokinesis IMP 16236794
GO:0000902 Process Cell morphogenesis IEA
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IBA
GO:0005085 Function Guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity IDA 15254234, 15545273
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
600586 3155 ENSG00000114346
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9H8V3
Protein name Protein ECT2 (Epithelial cell-transforming sequence 2 oncogene)
Protein function Guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP. Promotes guanine nucleotide exchange on the Rho family members of small GTPases, like RHOA, RHOC, RAC1 and CDC42. Required for signal transduction pathways invo
PDB 3L46 , 4N40 , 6L30
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF12738 PTCB-BRCT 179 242 twin BRCT domain Family
PF00533 BRCT 266 341 BRCA1 C Terminus (BRCT) domain Family
PF00621 RhoGEF 456 639 RhoGEF domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in lung epithelial cells (at protein level). Expressed in squamous cell carcinoma, primary non-small cell lung cancer tumors and lung adenocarcinoma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19617897}.
Sequence
MAENSVLTSTTGRTSLADSSIFDSKVTEISKENLLIGSTSYVEEEMPQIETRVILVQEAG
KQEELIKALKTIKIMEVPVIKIKESCPGKSDEKLIKSVINMDIKVGFVKMESVEEFEGLD
SPEFENVFVVTDFQDSVFNDLYKADCRVIGPPVVLNCSQKGEPLPFSCRPLYCTSMMNLV
LCFTGFRKKEELVRLVTLVHHMGGVIRKDFNSKVTHLVANCTQGEKFRVAVSLGTPIMKP
EW
IYKAWERRNEQDFYAAVDDFRNEFKVPPFQDCILSFLGFSDEEKTNMEEMTEMQGGKY
LPLGDERCTHLVVEENIVKDLPFEPSKKLYVVKQEWFWGSI
QMDARAGETMYLYEKANTP
ELKKSVSMLSLNTPNSNRKRRRLKETLAQLSRETDVSPFPPRKRPSAEHSLSIGSLLDIS
NTPESSINYGDTPKSCTKSSKSSTPVPSKQSARWQVAKELYQTESNYVNILATIIQLFQV
PLEEEGQRGGPILAPEEIKTIFGSIPDIFDVHTKIKDDLEDLIVNWDESKSIGDIFLKYS
KDLVKTYPPFVNFFEMSKETIIKCEKQKPRFHAFLKINQAKPECGRQSLVELLIRPVQRL
PSVALLLNDLKKHTADENPDKSTLEKAIGSLKEVMTHIN
EDKRKTEAQKQIFDVVYEVDG
CPANLLSSHRSLVQRVETISLGEHPCDRGEQVTLFLFNDCLEIARKRHKVIGTFRSPHGQ
TRPPASLKHIHLMPLSQIKKVLDIRETEDCHNAFALLVRPPTEQANVLLSFQMTSDELPK
ENWLKMLCRHVANTICKADAENLIYTADPESFEVNTKDMDSTLSRASRAIKKTSKKVTRA
FSFSKTPKRALRRALMTSHGSVEGRSPSSNDKHVMSRLSSTSSLAGIPSPSLVSLPSFFE
RRSHTLSRSTTHLI
Sequence length 914
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    NRAGE signals death through JNK
Rho GTPase cycle
G alpha (12/13) signalling events
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
3
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
OBESITY GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 24484057
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 21474972, 24484057, 28110998, 29088286, 29672617, 30542068
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ANOPHTHALMIA AND PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA Syndromic microphthalmia BEFREE 23851435, 26993610
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Astrocytoma Astrocytoma BEFREE 27106762
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Astrocytoma Astrocytoma Pubtator 27106762 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation BEFREE 29304563
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Behavioral tic Tourette syndrome BEFREE 24174471
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 29051317, 30278072, 30732163, 31571918
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 30732163 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinogenesis Carcinogenesis Pubtator 22412903, 25674238 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only