angiopoietin-related protein 2; angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2 ARP2 UNQ170/PRO196)

Function

• induces sprouting in endothelial cells through an autocrine & paracrine action

Structure

• N-glycosylated
• contains 1 fibrinogen C-terminal domain

Compartment

secreted

Expression

• widely expressed in heart, small intestine, spleen & stomach
• also found in lower levels in colon, ovary, adrenal gland, skeletal muscle & in prostate

More general terms

• angiopoietin like
• secreted protein

Additional terms

• angiopoietin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=23452
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:23452
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/605001
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UKU9.html