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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 5620
Gene name Protamine 2
Gene symbol PRM2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CT94.2
Chromosome 16
Chromosome location 16p13.13
Summary Protamines substitute for histones in the chromatin of sperm during the haploid phase of spermatogenesis, and are the major DNA-binding proteins in the nucleus of sperm in many vertebrates. They package the sperm DNA into a highly condensed complex in a v
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1264499 hsa-miR-125a-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1264500 hsa-miR-3665 CLIP-seq
MIRT1264501 hsa-miR-4736 CLIP-seq
MIRT2304395 hsa-miR-3164 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000786 Component Nucleosome IEA
GO:0001673 Component Male germ cell nucleus IEA
GO:0003677 Function DNA binding IEA
GO:0003677 Function DNA binding TAS 2081589
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
182890 9448 ENSG00000122304
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P04554
Protein name Protamine-2 (Sperm histone P2) (Sperm protamine P2) [Cleaved into: Basic nuclear protein HPI1; Basic nuclear protein HPI2; Basic nuclear protein HPS1; Basic nuclear protein HPS2; Sperm histone HP4 (Sperm protamine P4); Sperm histone HP2 (Sperm protamine P
Protein function Protamines substitute for histones in the chromatin of sperm during the haploid phase of spermatogenesis. They compact sperm DNA into a highly condensed, stable and inactive complex.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00841 Protamine_P2 1 → 91 Sperm histone P2 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Testis.
Sequence
Sequence length 102
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