DIAPH2

Protein diaphanous homolog 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DIAPH2 gene.[3][4]

DIAPH2
Identifiers
Aliases	DIAPH2, DIA, DIA2, DRF2, POF, POF2, diaphanous related formin 2, POF2A
External IDs	OMIM: 300108 HomoloGene: 136807 GeneCards: DIAPH2
Gene location (Human) Chr. X chromosome (human)[1] Band Xq21.33 Start 96,684,663 bp[1] End 97,604,997 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function • Rho GTPase binding • actin binding • receptor binding Cellular component • cytoplasm • cytosol • endosome • early endosome • nucleolus • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle • endoplasmic reticulum Biological process • multicellular organism development • cell differentiation • female gamete generation • actin cytoskeleton organization • actin filament organization • oogenesis • cellular component organization Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	1730	n/a
Ensembl	ENSG00000147202	n/a
UniProt	O60879	n/a
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_007309 NM_006729	n/a
RefSeq (protein)	NP_006720 NP_009293	n/a
Location (UCSC)	Chr X: 96.68 – 97.6 Mb	n/a
PubMed search	[2]	n/a
Wikidata
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Function

This gene may play a role in the development and normal function of the ovaries. Mutations of this gene have been linked to premature ovarian failure. Alternative splicing results in two protein isoforms.[4]

Interactions

DIAPH2 has been shown to interact with RhoD.[5]

References

1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000147202 - Ensembl, May 2017
2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
3. Lynch ED, Lee MK, Morrow JE, Welcsh PL, León PE, King MC (Dec 1997). "Nonsyndromic deafness DFNA1 associated with mutation of a human homolog of the Drosophila gene diaphanous". Science. 278 (5341): 1315–8. doi:10.1126/science.278.5341.1315. PMID 9360932.
4. "Entrez Gene: DIAPH2 diaphanous homolog 2 (Drosophila)".
5. Gasman S, Kalaidzidis Y, Zerial M (Mar 2003). "RhoD regulates endosome dynamics through Diaphanous-related Formin and Src tyrosine kinase". Nat. Cell Biol. 5 (3): 195–204. doi:10.1038/ncb935. PMID 12577064.

Further reading

• Philippe C, Cremers FP, Chery M, Bach I, Abbadi N, Ropers HH, Gilgenkrantz S (1993). "Physical mapping of DNA markers in the q13-q22 region of the human X chromosome". Genomics. 17 (1): 147–52. doi:10.1006/geno.1993.1296. PMID 8406446.
• Sala C, Arrigo G, Torri G, Martinazzi F, Riva P, Larizza L, Philippe C, Jonveaux P, Sloan F, Labella T, Toniolo D (1997). "Eleven X chromosome breakpoints associated with premature ovarian failure (POF) map to a 15-Mb YAC contig spanning Xq21". Genomics. 40 (1): 123–31. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.4542. PMID 9070928.
• Bione S, Sala C, Manzini C, Arrigo G, Zuffardi O, Banfi S, Borsani G, Jonveaux P, Philippe C, Zuccotti M, Ballabio A, Toniolo D (1998). "A human homologue of the Drosophila melanogaster diaphanous gene is disrupted in a patient with premature ovarian failure: evidence for conserved function in oogenesis and implications for human sterility". Am. J. Hum. Genet. 62 (3): 533–41. doi:10.1086/301761. PMC 1376955. PMID 9497258.
• Marozzi A, Manfredini E, Tibiletti MG, Furlan D, Villa N, Vegetti W, Crosignani PG, Ginelli E, Meneveri R, Dalprà L (2000). "Molecular definition of Xq common-deleted region in patients affected by premature ovarian failure". Hum. Genet. 107 (4): 304–11. doi:10.1007/s004390000364. PMID 11129329.
• Satoh S, Tominaga T (2001). "mDia-interacting protein acts downstream of Rho-mDia and modifies Src activation and stress fiber formation". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (42): 39290–4. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107026200. PMID 11509578.
• Sabatino L, Chopra IJ, Tanavoli S, Iacconi P, Iervasi G (2001). "A radioimmunoassay for type I iodothyronine 5'-monodeiodinase in human tissues". Thyroid. 11 (8): 733–9. doi:10.1089/10507250152484565. PMID 11525265.
• Gasman S, Kalaidzidis Y, Zerial M (2003). "RhoD regulates endosome dynamics through Diaphanous-related Formin and Src tyrosine kinase". Nat. Cell Biol. 5 (3): 195–204. doi:10.1038/ncb935. PMID 12577064.
• "Retraction. Binding to the transferrin receptor is required for endocytosis of HFE and regulation of iron homeostasis". Nat. Cell Biol. 5 (7): 680. 2003. doi:10.1038/ncb0703-680a. PMID 12833069.
• Yasuda S, Oceguera-Yanez F, Kato T, Okamoto M, Yonemura S, Terada Y, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S (2004). "Cdc42 and mDia3 regulate microtubule attachment to kinetochores". Nature. 428 (6984): 767–71. doi:10.1038/nature02452. PMID 15085137.
• Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F, Macek B, Kumar C, Mortensen P, Mann M (2006). "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks". Cell. 127 (3): 635–48. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026. PMID 17081983.
• Wallar BJ, Deward AD, Resau JH, Alberts AS (2007). "RhoB and the mammalian Diaphanous-related formin mDia2 in endosome trafficking". Exp. Cell Res. 313 (3): 560–71. doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.10.033. PMID 17198702.
• Eisenmann KM, Harris ES, Kitchen SM, Holman HA, Higgs HN, Alberts AS (2007). "Dia-interacting protein modulates formin-mediated actin assembly at the cell cortex". Curr. Biol. 17 (7): 579–91. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.024. PMID 17398099.