Species Human Entrez 8835 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000120833 | |
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Aliases SOCS2, CIS2, Cish2, SOCS-2, SSI-2, SSI2, STATI2, suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 External IDs MGI: 1201787 HomoloGene: 2880 GeneCards: SOCS2 | ||
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SOCS2 gene.
This gene encodes a member of the STAT-induced STAT inhibitor (SSI), also known as suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS), family. SSI family members are cytokine-inducible negative regulators of cytokine signaling. The expression of this gene can be induced by a subset of cytokines, including erythropoietin, GM-CSF, IL10 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). The protein encoded by this gene is found to interact with the cytoplasmic domain of insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), and thus is thought to be involved in the regulation of IGF1R mediated cell signaling. Knockout studies in mice also suggested a regulatory role of this gene in IGF-1 related growth control.
Interactions
SOCS2 has been shown to interact with Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor and Erythropoietin receptor.