BAIAP2

The protein encoded by this gene has been identified as a brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor (BAI1)-binding protein. This adaptor protein links membrane bound G-proteins to cytoplasmic effector proteins. This protein functions as an insulin receptor tyrosine kinase substrate and suggests a role for insulin in the central nervous system. It also associates with a downstream effector of Rho small G proteins, which is associated with the formation of stress fibers and cytokinesis. This protein is involved in lamellipodia and filopodia formation in motile cells and may affect neuronal growth-cone guidance. This protein has also been identified as interacting with the dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy gene, which is associated with an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]

Description

BAR/IMD domain containing adaptor protein 2

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Subcell location

Plasma membrane, Cytosol

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

17 (81035122 - 81117432)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000175866  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Baiap2: ENSMUSG00000025372

UniProt

Q9UQB8

neXtProt

NX_Q9UQB8

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure