| Gene Symbol | NPC2 |
| Full Name | NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 2 |
| Chromosome | 14q11.2 |
| Protein Family | NPC2 family |
| Function | NPC2 encodes a small lysosomal cholesterol transport protein (Niemann-Pick disease, type C2). |
| Subcellular Localization | Lysosome, late endosome |
| Molecular Weight | ~17 kDa (151 amino acids) |
| Amino Acids | 151 aa |
| Pathways | Cholesterol |
| UniProt ID | O15148 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 10577 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000119655 |
| OMIM | 607015 |
| GeneCards | NPC2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | NPC2 |
| Associated Diseases | Als, Diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Type 2 Diabetes, disease, frontotemporal dementia |
| Interactions | TREM2, TFEB, Actin, APOE, PLIN2, SOAT1 |
| KG Connections | 44 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |