lysyl oxidase homolog 2 (lysyl oxidase-like protein 2, lysyl oxidase-related protein 2, lysyl oxidase-related protein WS9-14, LOXL2)

Function

• oxidoreductase

Cofactor:

• Cu+1/Cu+2
• contains 1 lysine tyrosylquinone generated by condensation of epsilon-amino group of Lys with topaquinone produced by oxidation of Tyr

Structure

• belongs to the lysyl oxidase family
• contains 4 SRCR domains

Compartment

secreted protein

Expression

• expressed in many tissues
• highest expression in reproductive tissues, placenta, uterus & prostate

More general terms

• oxidoreductase
• metalloprotein
• secreted protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606663
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y4K0.html