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  2. Lim2 - lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 Gene

Lim2 - lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as MP17; MP18; MP20; Mp19

Gene ID: 114903 | Gene type: protein coding

About Lim2

Summary

Predicted to be a structural constituent of eye lens. Predicted to act upstream of or within lens development in camera-type eye. Located in plasma membrane and vesicle. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract and cataract 19 multiple types. Orthologous to human LIM2 (lens intrinsic membrane protein 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Lim2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_053771.2 NP_446223.1 lens fiber membrane intrinsic protein
Gene Ontology
  • Cellular Component
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in vesicle IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
11532191 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

lens fiber membrane intrinsic protein

lens intrinsic membrane protein 2, 19kDa

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Lim2 NCBI NCBI:3982