Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 54209
Gene name Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
Gene symbol TREM2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AD17PLOSL2TREM-2Trem2aTrem2bTrem2c
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6p21.1
Summary This gene encodes a membrane protein that forms a receptor signaling complex with the TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein. The encoded protein functions in immune response and may be involved in chronic inflammation by triggering the production o
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
4
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1452413 hsa-miR-1290 CLIP-seq
MIRT1452414 hsa-miR-3167 CLIP-seq
MIRT1452415 hsa-miR-595 CLIP-seq
MIRT1452416 hsa-miR-876-5p CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
256
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001530 Function Lipopolysaccharide binding IEA
GO:0001540 Function Amyloid-beta binding IPI 29518356
GO:0001774 Process Microglial cell activation IEA
GO:0001774 Process Microglial cell activation ISS 29518356
GO:0001786 Function Phosphatidylserine binding IDA 31101881, 31902528
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
605086 17761 ENSG00000095970
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NZC2
Protein name Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM-2) (Triggering receptor expressed on monocytes 2)
Protein function Forms a receptor signaling complex with TYROBP which mediates signaling and cell activation following ligand binding (PubMed:10799849). Acts as a receptor for amyloid-beta protein 42, a cleavage product of the amyloid-beta precursor protein APP,
PDB 5ELI , 5UD7 , 5UD8 , 6B8O , 6XDS , 6Y6C , 6YMQ , 6YYE , 6Z0G , 6Z0H , 6Z0I , 8T51 , 8T59
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07686 V-set 19 129 Immunoglobulin V-set domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the brain, specifically in microglia and in the fusiform gyrus (at protein level) (PubMed:27477018, PubMed:28802038, PubMed:28855300, PubMed:29752066). Expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells but not on granulocytes o
Sequence
MEPLRLLILLFVTELSGAHNTTVFQGVAGQSLQVSCPYDSMKHWGRRKAWCRQLGEKGPC
QRVVSTHNLWLLSFLRRWNGSTAITDDTLGGTLTITLRNLQPHDAGLYQCQSLHGSEADT
LRKVLVEVL
ADPLDHRDAGDLWFPGESESFEDAHVEHSISRSLLEGEIPFPPTSILLLLA
CIFLIKILAASALWAAAWHGQKPGTHPPSELDCGHDPGYQLQTLPGLRDT
Sequence length 230
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Osteoclast differentiation   Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell
DAP12 interactions
DAP12 signaling
Other semaphorin interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Frontotemporal dementia Pathogenic rs1765488318 RCV001810084
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs201258663, rs797044603, rs104893998, rs121908402, rs104894002, rs386834140, rs386834141, rs386834142, rs386834143, rs386834144 RCV000192213
RCV000192212
RCV000005523
RCV000005528
RCV000005529
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs201258663, rs104893998, rs104894001, rs121908402, rs104894002, rs766712618, rs386834143, rs386834144 RCV004699120
RCV000721925
RCV000005527
RCV000721926
RCV000721927
View all (3 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephaly Pathogenic rs104894002 RCV005089179
★★★★☆
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
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE 17 ClinVar, Disgenet
ClinVar, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS Disgenet, Orphanet
Disgenet, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
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
Abulia Abulia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Confusional Senile Dementia Senile Dementia CTD_human_DG 24663666, 28714976
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute leukemia Leukemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenomyeloneuropathy Adrenomyeloneuropathy BEFREE 29059709
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 26949937
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agnosia Agnosia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alexia Alexia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alveolitis Extrinsic Allergic Extrinsic allergic alveolitis Pubtator 32508528 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 23150908, 23391427, 23582655, 23800361, 23855982, 23855984, 24041969, 24139279, 24378087, 24439484, 24508568, 24663666, 24899047, 25027412, 25114068
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Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 26332043, 27887626, 29377401, 31959733 Stimulate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations