Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin

Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RNASE2 gene.

RNASE2
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesRNASE2, EDN, RAF3, RNS2, ribonuclease A family member 2
External IDsOMIM: 131410 MGI: 1858598 HomoloGene: 121614 GeneCards: RNASE2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

6036

54159

Ensembl

ENSG00000169385

ENSMUSG00000059606

UniProt

P10153

O35292

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002934

NM_019398

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002925

NP_062271

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 20.96 – 20.96 MbChr 14: 51.4 – 51.4 Mb
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The protein encoded by this gene is found in eosinophil granulocytes. It is closely related to the eosinophil cationic protein (RNASE3) from which it diverged ~50 million years ago after the split between the old world and the new world monkeys. It is relatively neutral and has cytotoxic properties. It is capable of reducing the activity of single strand RNA viruses in culture through its enzymatic activity. It also serves as an attractant to immune cells.

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