| Gene Symbol | GABARAPL2 |
| Aliases | GABARAPL2PROTEIN |
| Chromosome | 16q24.1 |
| Function | is an important component in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative diseases. |
| Primary Expression | various tissues: |
| Subcellular Localization | </b></td><td>Cytoplasm, Autophagosome, Golgi, ER</td></tr> |
| Molecular Weight | 16 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 117 aa |
| Exons | 7 |
| Pathways | Autophagy |
| GeneCards | GABARAPL2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | GABARAPL2 |
| Brain | High expression in cerebral cortex, hippocampus (CA1-CA3, dentate gyrus), basal ganglia, and cerebellum |
| [Neurons](/entities/neurons) | Particularly abundant in pyramidal neurons and cerebellar Purkinje cells |
| Glia | Moderate expression in astrocytes, microglia |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Dementia, Diabetes, Frontotemporal Dementia |
| Interactions | SIRT5, BNIP3, PINK1, PARK2, MAP1LC3B, GABARAP |
| KG Connections | 127 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |