Integral membrane protein 2A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITM2A gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is involved in osteo- and chondrogenic cellular differentiation (the cells which are responsible for the development of bone and cartilage respectively).
ITM2A is also involved in activation of T-cells in the immune system and in myocyte differentiation.
References
Further reading
External links
- ITM2A protein, human at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
