SMN2

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SMN2
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_017411
NM_022875
NM_022876
NM_022877

NM_001252629
NM_011420

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001239558
NP_035550

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 70.05 – 70.08 MbChr 13: 100.26 – 100.27 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Survival of motor neuron 2 (SMN2) is a gene that encodes the SMN protein (full and truncated) in humans.[5][6]

Gene

The SMN2 gene is part of a 500 kb inverted duplication on chromosome 5q13. This duplicated region contains at least four genes and

exon splice enhancer. The nucleotide substitution in SMN2 results in around 80-90% of its transcripts to be a truncated, unstable protein of no biological function (Δ7SMN) and only 10-20% of its transcripts being full-length protein (fl-SMN).[citation needed
]

Note that the nine exons of both the telomeric and centromeric copies are designated historically as exon 1, 2a, 2b, and 3–8. It is thought that gene conversion events may involve the two genes, leading to varying copy numbers of each gene.[6]

Clinical significance

While mutations in the telomeric copy are associated with spinal muscular atrophy, mutations in this gene, the centromeric copy, do not lead to disease. This gene may be a modifier of disease caused by mutation in the telomeric copy.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c ENSG00000205571, ENSG00000273772 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000277773, ENSG00000205571, ENSG00000273772Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021645Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. S2CID 14291056
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: SMN2 survival of motor neuron 2, centromeric".

Further reading

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