STXBP2
19p13.3-p13.2 HGNC:11445 MIM.601717
Several mammalian homologs of the C. elegans gene Unc18 have been identified, including STXBP2. These genes are conserved across species from yeast to man and are believed to take part in membrane-fusion processes.
Pathology
germline mutations of STXBP2 in familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL5) (MIM.613101)
See also
STXBPs
- STXBP1 (602926)
References
Cetica, V., Santoro, A., Gilmour, K. C., Sieni, E., Beutel, K., Pende, D., Marcenaro, S., Koch, F., Grieve, S., Wheeler, R., Zhao, F., zur Stadt, U., Griffiths, G. M., Arico, M. STXBP2 mutations in children with familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5. J. Med. Genet. 47: 595-600, 2010. [PubMed: #20798128#]
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zur Stadt, U., Rohr, J., Seifert, W., Koch, F., Grieve, S., Pagel, J., Strauss, J., Kasper, B., Nurnberg, G., Becker, C., Maul-Pavicic, A., Beutel, K., Janka, G., Griffiths, G., Ehl, S., Hennies, H. C. Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis type 5 (FHL-5) is caused by mutations in Munc18-2 and impaired binding to syntaxin 11. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 85: 482-492, 2009. [PubMed: #19804848#]