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ANGPT2

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
285

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000091879

ANGPT2

Aliases
  
ANGPT2, AGPT2, ANG2, angiopoietin 2

External IDs
  
MGI: 1202890 HomoloGene: 22401 GeneCards: ANGPT2

Angiopoietin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ANGPT2 gene.

Contents


Naturally occurring antagonist for both ANGPT1 and TIE2; expressed only at the sites of vascular remodeling; similar to angiopoietin-1

Function

  • See Angiopoietin#Clinical_relevance
  • Interactions

    ANGPT2 has been shown to interact with TEK tyrosine kinase.

    References

    ANGPT2 Wikipedia