Nidogen-2

NID2
Identifiers
Aliases	NID2, NID-2, nidogen 2
External IDs	OMIM: 605399; MGI: 1298229; HomoloGene: 40575; GeneCards: NID2; OMA:NID2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	52,069,059 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)
End	19,861,855 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	cartilage tissue; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; tibia; ; right lobe of thyroid gland; ; left lobe of thyroid gland; ; decidua; ; parietal pleura; ; secondary oocyte; ; tibial nerve; ; right ovary;
	Top expressed in
	tail of embryo; ; yolk sac; ; genital tubercle; ; dermis; ; endocardial cushion; ; efferent ductule; ; calvaria; ; stroma of bone marrow; ; epiblast; ; abdominal wall;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	calcium ion binding; protein binding; collagen binding; extracellular matrix structural constituent;
Cellular component	extracellular matrix; extracellular region; basement membrane; extracellular exosome; extracellular space; plasma membrane; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	cell adhesion; cell-matrix adhesion; extracellular matrix organization; basement membrane organization;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	22795
	18074
	ENSG00000087303
	ENSMUSG00000021806
	Q14112
	O88322
	NM_007361
	NM_008695
	NP_031387
	NP_032721
	Wikidata
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Nidogen-2, also known as osteonidogen, is a basal lamina protein of the nidogen family. It was the second nidogen to be described after nidogen-1 (entactin). Both play key roles during late embryonic development.^[5] In humans it is encoded by the NID2 gene.^[6]^[7]