METAP2
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the methionyl aminopeptidase family. The encoded protein functions both by protecting the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 from inhibitory phosphorylation and by removing the amino-terminal methionine residue from nascent proteins. Increased expression of this gene is associated with various forms of cancer, and the anti-cancer drugs fumagillin and ovalicin inhibit the protein by irreversibly binding to its active site. Inhibitors of this gene have also been shown to be effective for the treatment of obesity. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 2. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015].
Name | OMIM ID | Ensembl ID | HGNC ID | PHARMGKB ID | Map Location |
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methionyl aminopeptidase 2 | MIM:601870 | Ensembl:ENSG00000111142 | HGNC:HGNC:16672 | PA30765 | 12q22 |
GO terms in METAP2
Term Type | Evidence Type | GO Term ID | GO Des. |
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MF | HDA | GO:0003723 | RNA binding |
MF | IDA | GO:0004177 | aminopeptidase activity |
MF | TAS | GO:0004177 | aminopeptidase activity |
MF | IDA | GO:0008235 | metalloexopeptidase activity |
MF | IEA | GO:0046872 | metal ion binding |
CC | IDA | GO:0005737 | cytoplasm |
CC | IDA | GO:0005829 | cytosol |
CC | TAS | GO:0005829 | cytosol |
CC | IDA | GO:0005886 | plasma membrane |
BP | IDA | GO:0016485 | protein processing |
BP | IDA | GO:0018206 | peptidyl-methionine modification |
BP | TAS | GO:0022400 | regulation of rhodopsin mediated signaling pathway |
BP | IDA | GO:0031365 | N-terminal protein amino acid modification |
Gene expression in normal tissue: METAP2
Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot
Gene-drug pathway distribution
Pathways in METAP2
Database | Pathway ID | Pathway Des. |
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reactome | R-HSA-162582 | Signal Transduction |
reactome | R-HSA-2187338 | Visual phototransduction |
reactome | R-HSA-2514856 | The phototransduction cascade |
reactome | R-HSA-2514859 | Inactivation, recovery and regulation of the phototransduction cascade |
reactome | R-HSA-372790 | Signaling by GPCR |
reactome | R-HSA-388396 | GPCR downstream signalling |
reactome | R-HSA-418594 | G alpha (i) signalling events |
Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot
Gene-drug targets distribution
Gene Structure: PDB
Models in METAP2