gene 3,381 words KG: PTBP2 2026-03-27
kind:genesection:genestopic:alzheimerstopic:parkinsonstopic:alsstate:published
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PTBP2 - Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 2

🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolPTBP2
Full NamePolypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein 2
AliasesnPTB, brPTB, PTB-like protein
Chromosome5q31.2
Protein FamilyPTB family (RNA binding proteins)
FunctionRNA recognition motifs (RRMs): Four RRMs (RRM1-4) bind to polypyrimidine tracts in target pre-mRNAs
Primary ExpressionUbiquitous
UniProt IDQ9UKJ3
NCBI Gene ID58160
Ensembl IDENSG00000117569
GeneCardsPTBP2
Human Protein AtlasPTBP2
AspectPTBP1
AffinityHigher for CU-rich sequences
Nuclear exportLimited
Associated DiseasesAlzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, ALS
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING

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Related Hypotheses (9)

Stathmin-2 Splice Switching to Prevent Axonal Degeneration A
Score: 0.66
Heat Shock Protein 70 Disaggregase Amplification
Score: 0.51
Astrocyte-Mediated Neuronal Epigenetic Rescue
Score: 0.48
Cryptic Exon Silencing Restoration
Score: 0.46
Cross-Seeding Prevention Strategy
Score: 0.45

Related Analyses (6)

TDP-43 phase separation therapeutics for ALS-FTD
neurodegeneration · archived
Protein aggregation cross-seeding across neurodegenerative d
neurodegeneration · archived
RNA binding protein dysregulation across ALS FTD and AD
neurodegeneration · archived
Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration
neuroscience · archived
APOE4 structural biology and therapeutic targeting strategie
neurodegeneration · completed

Related Experiments (13)

Animal Model Comparison for Neurodegenerative Disease Therap
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.46
Endocannabinoid System Dysfunction Validation in Parkinson's
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.46
Glymphatic-Circadian Axis Enhancement Therapy for Parkinson'
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.46
Cytochrome Therapeutics
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.46
Gut Microbiome-Derived Metabolites in Alpha-Synuclein Propag
clinical · proposed · Score: 0.46

See Also (1)

Neurodegeneration
disease · KG edge: implicated_in