Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
80341
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
BPI fold containing family B member 2
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
BPIFB2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BPIL1, C20orf184, LPLUNC2, RYSR, dJ726C3.2
Chromosome Chromosome number
20
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
20q11.21
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the lipid transfer/lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LT/LBP) gene family. It is highly expressed in hypertrophic tonsils. This gene and three other members of the LT/LBP gene family form a cluster on the long arm of chromos
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region TAS
GO:0005615 Component Extracellular space IEA
GO:0005788 Component Endoplasmic reticulum lumen TAS
GO:0008289 Function Lipid binding IEA
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
614108 16177 ENSG00000078898
Protein
UniProt ID Q8N4F0
Protein name BPI fold-containing family B member 2 (Bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein-like 1) (BPI-like 1) (Long palate, lung and nasal epithelium carcinoma-associated protein 2) (RYSR)
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01273 LBP_BPI_CETP 33 187 LBP / BPI / CETP family, N-terminal domain Family
PF02886 LBP_BPI_CETP_C 231 456 LBP / BPI / CETP family, C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in tonsils, especially in hypertrophic tonsils. Detected at very low levels in fetal liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12837268}.
Sequence
Sequence length 458
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
Antimicrobial peptides
Post-translational protein phosphorylation
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