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.
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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.
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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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Frontotemporal dementia Pathogenic rs1765488318 RCV001810084
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
RCV000050134
RCV000050135
RCV000050136
RCV000050137
RCV000050138
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephalopathy 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs201258663, rs104893998, rs104894001, rs121908402, rs104894002, rs766712618, rs386834143, rs386834144 RCV004699120
RCV000721925
RCV000005527
RCV000721926
RCV000721927
RCV003334443
RCV000993682
RCV001810417
Polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leukoencephaly Pathogenic rs104894002 RCV005089179
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Colorectal cancer Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs201258314 RCV005924088
Uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs2234252 RCV005924038
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Associate 26414614, 32840654, 32894242, 33198789, 37990275
Acne Vulgaris Associate 35867799
AIDS Associated Nephropathy Associate 30152135
Alveolitis Extrinsic Allergic Stimulate 32508528
Alzheimer Disease Associate 23150908, 23391427, 23582655, 23800361, 23855982, 23855984, 24041969, 24139279, 24378087, 24439484, 24508568, 24663666, 24899047, 25027412, 25114068
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Alzheimer Disease Stimulate 26332043, 27887626, 29377401, 31959733
Alzheimer Disease Inhibit 37239970
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Associate 25186950, 25585992, 28302159
Anxiety Associate 25027412
Aphasia Primary Progressive Associate 24139279, 30599136