Details for: NPC2

Gene ID: 10577

Symbol: NPC2

Ensembl ID: ENSG00000119655

Description: NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2

Associated with

Other Information

Genular Protein ID: 3510106812

Symbol: NPC2_HUMAN

Name: Epididymal secretory protein E1

UniProtKB Accession Codes:

Database IDs:

Citations:

PubMed ID: 8418812

Title: Region-specific variation of gene expression in the human epididymis as revealed by in situ hybridization with tissue-specific cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 8418812

DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1080340104

PubMed ID: 14702039

Title: Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.

PubMed ID: 14702039

DOI: 10.1038/ng1285

PubMed ID: 12508121

Title: The DNA sequence and analysis of human chromosome 14.

PubMed ID: 12508121

DOI: 10.1038/nature01348

PubMed ID: 15489334

Title: The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).

PubMed ID: 15489334

DOI: 10.1101/gr.2596504

PubMed ID: 17018531

Title: NPC2, the protein deficient in Niemann-Pick C2 disease, consists of multiple glycoforms that bind a variety of sterols.

PubMed ID: 17018531

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608743200

PubMed ID: 11125141

Title: Identification of HE1 as the second gene of Niemann-Pick C disease.

PubMed ID: 11125141

DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5500.2298

PubMed ID: 15110773

Title: In vivo interaction between the human dehydrodolichyl diphosphate synthase and the Niemann-Pick C2 protein revealed by a yeast two-hybrid system.

PubMed ID: 15110773

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.04.007

PubMed ID: 16548883

Title: Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of rhabdomyosarcoma cells reveal differential cellular gene expression in response to enterovirus 71 infection.

PubMed ID: 16548883

DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00644.x

PubMed ID: 18823126

Title: Regulation of sterol transport between membranes and NPC2.

PubMed ID: 18823126

DOI: 10.1021/bi801328u

PubMed ID: 18772377

Title: NPC2 facilitates bidirectional transfer of cholesterol between NPC1 and lipid bilayers, a step in cholesterol egress from lysosomes.

PubMed ID: 18772377

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807328105

PubMed ID: 19664597

Title: Identification of NPC2 protein as interaction molecule with C2 domain of human Nedd4L.

PubMed ID: 19664597

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.07.158

PubMed ID: 19723497

Title: Nogo-B receptor stabilizes Niemann-Pick type C2 protein and regulates intracellular cholesterol trafficking.

PubMed ID: 19723497

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.07.003

PubMed ID: 19159218

Title: Glycoproteomics analysis of human liver tissue by combination of multiple enzyme digestion and hydrazide chemistry.

PubMed ID: 19159218

DOI: 10.1021/pr8008012

PubMed ID: 21269460

Title: Initial characterization of the human central proteome.

PubMed ID: 21269460

DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-17

PubMed ID: 21315718

Title: NPC2 regulates biliary cholesterol secretion via stimulation of ABCG5/G8-mediated cholesterol transport.

PubMed ID: 21315718

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.01.050

PubMed ID: 22095670

Title: Novel function of Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 as a negative regulator of Niemann-Pick C2 protein.

PubMed ID: 22095670

DOI: 10.1002/hep.24772

PubMed ID: 18832164

Title: NPC1/NPC2 function as a tag team duo to mobilize cholesterol.

PubMed ID: 18832164

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808256105

PubMed ID: 19232397

Title: Niemann-Pick C2 (NPC2) and intracellular cholesterol trafficking.

PubMed ID: 19232397

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.02.001

PubMed ID: 20674853

Title: Transfer of cholesterol by the NPC team.

PubMed ID: 20674853

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.07.004

PubMed ID: 21412152

Title: Function of the Niemann-Pick type C proteins and their bypass by cyclodextrin.

PubMed ID: 21412152

DOI: 10.1097/mol.0b013e3283453e69

PubMed ID: 24275569

Title: An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver phosphoproteome.

PubMed ID: 24275569

DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014

PubMed ID: 25944712

Title: N-terminome analysis of the human mitochondrial proteome.

PubMed ID: 25944712

DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400617

PubMed ID: 27238017

Title: Structural Insights into the Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1)-Mediated Cholesterol Transfer and Ebola Infection.

PubMed ID: 27238017

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.022

PubMed ID: 29580834

Title: Niemann-Pick C2 protein regulates sterol transport between plasma membrane and late endosomes in human fibroblasts.

PubMed ID: 29580834

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2018.03.006

PubMed ID: 27551080

Title: Clues to the mechanism of cholesterol transfer from the structure of NPC1 middle lumenal domain bound to NPC2.

PubMed ID: 27551080

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1611956113

PubMed ID: 11567215

Title: Niemann-Pick disease type C: spectrum of HE1 mutations and genotype/phenotype correlations in the NPC2 group.

PubMed ID: 11567215

DOI: 10.1086/324068

PubMed ID: 12447927

Title: Frontal lobe atrophy due to a mutation in the cholesterol binding protein HE1/NPC2.

PubMed ID: 12447927

DOI: 10.1002/ana.10366

PubMed ID: 12955717

Title: Identification of 58 novel mutations in Niemann-Pick disease type C: correlation with biochemical phenotype and importance of PTC1-like domains in NPC1.

PubMed ID: 12955717

DOI: 10.1002/humu.10255

PubMed ID: 15937921

Title: Niemann-Pick type C disease: subcellular location and functional characterization of NPC2 proteins with naturally occurring missense mutations.

PubMed ID: 15937921

DOI: 10.1002/humu.20173

PubMed ID: 16126423

Title: Niemann-Pick C disease: use of denaturing high performance liquid chromatography for the detection of NPC1 and NPC2 genetic variations and impact on management of patients and families.

PubMed ID: 16126423

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2005.07.007

Sequence Information:

  • Length: 151
  • Mass: 16570
  • Checksum: B141B611805DC910
  • Sequence:
  • MRFLAATFLL LALSTAAQAE PVQFKDCGSV DGVIKEVNVS PCPTQPCQLS KGQSYSVNVT 
    FTSNIQSKSS KAVVHGILMG VPVPFPIPEP DGCKSGINCP IQKDKTYSYL NKLPVKSEYP 
    SIKLVVEWQL QDDKNQSLFC WEIPVQIVSH L

Database document:

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