NANOS2 nanos C2HC-type zinc finger 2 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: NANOS2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: nanos C2HC-type zinc finger 2provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:23292
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000188425 MIM:608228; AllianceGenome:HGNC:23292
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: NOS2; ZC2HC12B
Summary: Enables enzyme activator activity. Involved in mRNA destabilization and negative regulation of translation. Located in nucleus and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 19q13.32

Exon count:: 1

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	19	NC_000019.10 (45913214..45914778, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	19	NC_060943.1 (48740655..48742219, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	19	NC_000019.9 (46416472..46418036, complement)

Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

A cooperative mechanism of target RNA selection via germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins NANOS2 and DND1.
Title: A cooperative mechanism of target RNA selection via germ-cell-specific RNA-binding proteins NANOS2 and DND1.
We conclude that heterogeneous population of the HEK293T cells might be easily shifted towards expression of the pluripotency markers by ectopic expression of the SON factors or by growth in serum depleted media.
Title: Pluripotency induction in HEK293T cells by concurrent expression of STELLA, OCT4 and NANOS2.
Data describe for the first time the expression pattern of the NANOS2 gene in human tissues and show that it is testis specific. We found that NANOS2 protein is present in prenatal germ cells and at later stages in spermatogenesis.
Title: The highly conserved NANOS2 protein: testis-specific expression and significance for the human male reproduction.
The increased NO production with increased expression of iNOS and ncNOS may contribute to the pathological and physiological features of UVB-induced erythema and skin inflammation.
Title: Expression of nitric oxide synthases in keratinocytes after UVB irradiation.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:490370

NANOS2__6213 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:464078

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables enzyme activator activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables mRNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables zinc ion binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in germ-line stem cell population maintenance	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in mRNA catabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in mRNA destabilization	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of meiotic nuclear division	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of translation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in negative regulation of translation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in oogenesis	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in spermatogenesis	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in P-body	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: nanos homolog 2

Names: NOS-2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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