C2orf72
C2orf72 (Chromosome 2, Open Reading Frame 72) is a gene in humans (Homo sapiens) that encodes a protein currently named after its gene, C2orf72.[1] It is also designated LOC257407[1] and can be found under GenBank accession code NM_001144994.2.[2] The protein can be found under UniProt accession code A6NCS6.[3]

This gene is primarily expressed in the liver, brain, placental, and small intestine tissues.[4] C2orf72 is an intracellular protein that has been predicted to reside within the nucleus, cytosol, and plasma membrane of cells.[1] The function of C2orf72 is unknown, but it is predicted to be involved in very-low-density lipoprotein particle assembly and also involved in the regulation of cholesterol esterification.[5] This prediction also matches with the fact that both estradiol[6] and testosterone[7] have been reported to upregulate expression of C2orf72.[8]

Gene
Locus
C2orf72 is a protein-coding gene found on the forward (+) strand of chromosome 2 at the locus 2q37.1, on the long arm of the chromosome.[1]
mRNA
The mRNA transcript for C2orf72 is about 3,629 base pairs long.[2] It appears to have two polyadenylation sites near the 5′ end of the mRNA transcript, each preceded by their respective regulatory sequences, such as ATTAAA or AATAAA.[2]
There are three predicted exons reported for human C2orf72.[2]
Expression pattern
C2orf72 is preferentially expressed in brain, liver, placenta, colon, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, and prostate, and to a lesser extent in adrenal gland, appendix, pancreas, lung, kidney, testis, and urinary bladder.[4]
Regulation
Gene perturbation data
In a study of embryonic liver samples lacking hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α), the expression of C2orf72 was downregulated.[9]
Both estradiol[6] and testosterone[7] upregulate expression of C2orf72.[8]
Expression pattern
C2orf72 mRNA and protein products are found preferentially in the liver, kidney, and placenta.[10] The protein is localized to the cell membrane and cytoplasm in liver, brain, and placental tissues.[10]
Transcript-level regulation
miR-1271-5p is a microRNA that could bind to the 3′ untranslated region of the C2orf72 mRNA transcript at 5′-...GUGCCAA...-3′.[2][11][12]
Predicted phosphorylation sites
There are at least two predicted phosphorylation sites for the human C2orf72 protein, one at threonine-286 and the other at serine-294.[3]
Protein
Human protein
The predicted molecular weight of C2orf72 is 30.5 kDa,[13] and it has a predicted isoelectric point (pI) of pH 8.7.[14]
There are eight cysteine residues, for a potential of four disulfide bonds.[15] Most of the cysteine residues are positioned next to a polar amino acid (uncharged or positively or negatively charged).[15]
At physiological pH, there are 33 positively charged amino acid residues, including histidine, most of which are arginines.[15] Likewise, there are 33 negatively charged amino acid residues, most of which are glutamates.[15]
There are 14 hydroxyl-containing residues (tyrosine, threonine or serine) that could serve as typical phosphorylation sites; most of these are serines.[15]
Interacting proteins
These proteins have been reported to interact with human C2orf72: RASN (GTPase NRas),[16] RASK (GTPase KRas),[16] and CD81.[17][18]
Homology
There are at least 203 organisms with an ortholog of C2orf72.[19] The most evolutionarily distant reported ortholog of C2orf72 is in the Australian ghost shark (Callorhincus milii);[20][21][22], and it is broadly conserved from Actinopterygii (bony fish) to Mammalia.
Genus and species | Common name | Order | Date of divergence from human
(million years ago) |
GenBank accession
code |
Sequence
length |
Sequence identity (%) | Sequence
similarity (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pan troglodytes | Chimpanzee | Primates | 6.7 | XP_516141.5 | 295 | 98.6 | 98.6 |
Pongo abelii | Sumatran orangutan | Primates | 15.76 | XP_024099683.1 | 295 | 95.3 | 96.9 |
Castor canadensis | American beaver | Rodentia | 90 | XP_020011841.1 | 282 | 77.6 | 82.4 |
Oryx dammah | Scimitar-horned oryx | Artiodactyla | 96 | XP_040084064.1 | 285 | 74.6 | 79.3 |
Sus scrofa | Wild boar | Artiodactyla | 96 | XP_005657646.1 | 282 | 75.3 | 80.7 |
Tursiops truncatus | Common bottlenose dolphin | Cetacea | 96 | XP_033715450.1 | 285 | 76.9 | 80.7 |
Felis catus | Domestic cat | Carnivora | 96 | XP_023115562.1 | 286 | 80.1 | 83.1 |
Eptesicus fuscus | Big brown bat | Chiroptera | 96 | XP_027993078.1 | 151 | 36.1 | 38.9 |
Corapipo altera | White-ruffed manakin | Passeriformes | 312 | XP_027503457.1 | 181 | 26.7 | 34.0 |
Pipra filicauda | Wire-tailed manakin | Passeriformes | 312 | XP_027606890.1 | 243 | 34.7 | 45.2 |
Taeniopygia guttata | Zebra finch | Passeriformes | 312 | XP_030136117.3 | 255 | 35.1 | 45.4 |
Corvus cornix cornix | Hooded crow | Passeriformes | 312 | XP_039412719.1 | 245 | 36.0 | 45.3 |
Hirundo rustica | Barn swallow | Passeriformes | 312 | XP_039930397.1 | 243 | 37.0 | 46.7 |
Aythya fuligula | Tufted duck | Anseriformes | 312 | XP_032049188 | 251 | 36.3 | 46.7 |
Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard | Anseriformes | 312 | XP_038039556.1 | 251 | 36.3 | 46.7 |
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus | Brown-spotted pit viper | Squamata | 312 | XP_029139335.1 | 278 | 22.9 | 34.5 |
Python bivittatus | Burmese python | Squamata | 312 | XP_025023716.1 | 279 | 23.3 | 35.9 |
Pseudonaja textilis | Eastern brown snake | Squamata | 312 | XP_026577460.1 | 272 | 31.6 | 41.0 |
Pantherophis guttatus | Corn snake | Squamata | 312 | XP_034263860.1 | 252 | 33.0 | 42.5 |
Pogona vitticeps | Central bearded dragon | Squamata | 312 | XP_020657305.1 | 295 | 24.1 | 34.0 |
Zootoca vivipara | Common lizard | Squamata | 312 | XP_034989711.1 | 285 | 37.9 | 48.6 |
Lacerta agilis | Sand lizard | Squamata | 312 | XP_033004091.1 | 289 | 38.0 | 49.5 |
Podarcis muralis | Common wall lizard | Squamata | 312 | XP_028587763.1 | 272 | 38.7 | 50.8 |
Gopherus evgoodei | Goode's thornscrub tortoise | Testudines | 312 | XP_030431493.1 | 481 | 24.2 | 31.1 |
Terrapene carolina
triunguis |
Three-toed box turtle | Testudines | 312 | XP_029766982.1 | 262 | 35.1 | 43.2 |
Chrysemys picta bellii | Painted turtle | Testudines | 312 | XP_023966073.1 | 306 | 36.6 | 47.4 |
Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback sea turtle | Testudines | 312 | XP_038272534.1 | 271 | 38.1 | 48.1 |
Mauremys reevesii | Reeves' turtle | Testudines | 312 | XP_039344659.1 | 277 | 39.5 | 51.4 |
Nanorana parkeri | High Himalaya frog | Anura | 351.8 | XP_018432004.1 | 304 | 27.3 | 40.1 |
Xenopus tropicalis | Tropical clawed frog | Anura | 351.8 | XP_002937397.3 | 289 | 30.7 | 42.4 |
Rhinatrema bivittatum | Two-lined caecilian | Gymnophiona | 351.8 | XP_029473197.1 | 358 | 30.3 | 36.1 |
Geotrypetes seraphini | Gaboon caecilian | Gymnophiona | 351.8 | XP_033814148.1 | 233 | 33.9 | 44.2 |
Parambassis ranga | Indian glass fish | Perciformes | 435 | XP_028260036.1 | 334 | 19.7 | 34.5 |
Acanthochromis polyacanthus | Spiny chromis | Perciformes | 435 | XP_022050415.1 | 317 | 21.8 | 35.6 |
Acanthopagrus latus | Yellowfin seabream | Perciformes | 435 | XP_036971960.1 | 309 | 22.0 | 35.5 |
Cyprinodon tularosa | White Sands pupfish | Cyprinodontiformes | 435 | XP_038147473.1 | 296 | 20.1 | 33.1 |
Esox lucius | Northern pike | Esociformes | 435 | XP_012990404.1 | 332 | 20.6 | 33.1 |
Thunnus maccoyii | Southern bluefin tuna | Scombriformes | 435 | XP_042273029.1 | 329 | 20.2 | 34.0 |
Syngnathus acus | Greater pipefish | Syngnathiformes | 435 | XP_037106050.1 | 274 | 19.5 | 34.9 |
Callorhinchus milii | Australian ghost shark | Chimaeriformes | 473 | XP_007887618.1 | 413 | 17.6 | 26.5 |
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