Microtubule-associated protein 2

MAP2
Identifiers
Aliases	MAP2, MAP2A, MAP2B, MAP2C, microtubule associated protein 2, MAP-2
External IDs	OMIM: 157130; MGI: 97175; GeneCards: MAP2
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	209,734,118 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (mouse)
End	66,481,742 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	Brodmann area 23; ; endothelial cell; ; superior vestibular nucleus; ; entorhinal cortex; ; pons; ; pars compacta; ; parietal lobe; ; postcentral gyrus; ; middle temporal gyrus; ; pars reticulata;
	Top expressed in
	anterior amygdaloid area; ; ventromedial nucleus; ; nucleus accumbens; ; lateral septal nucleus; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus; ; olfactory tubercle; ; dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus; ; olfactory bulb; ; subiculum;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	tubulin binding; protein binding; structural molecule activity; dystroglycan binding; calmodulin binding; microtubule binding; tau protein binding;
Cellular component	nucleolus; microtubule; microtubule associated complex; cytoskeleton; cytoplasm; cytosol; dendrite; cell projection; intracellular anatomical structure; postsynaptic density; nuclear periphery; neuron projection; soma; dendritic shaft; cell body; CA3 pyramidal cell dendrite; dendrite cytoplasm; axon initial segment; axon hillock; dendritic growth cone; main axon; dendritic branch; basal dendrite; primary dendrite; distal dendrite; apical distal dendrite; dendritic filopodium; proximal dendrite; proximal neuron projection;
Biological process	neuron projection development; microtubule cytoskeleton organization; microtubule bundle formation; dendrite morphogenesis; central nervous system neuron development; axonogenesis; dendrite development; establishment of cell polarity; regulation of axonogenesis; cellular response to organic substance; negative regulation of axon extension; regulation of microtubule polymerization; negative regulation of microtubule polymerization; positive regulation of anterograde dense core granule transport; regulation of organelle transport along microtubule; positive regulation of anterograde synaptic vesicle transport; negative regulation of microtubule binding;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	4133
	17756
	ENSG00000078018
	ENSMUSG00000015222
	P11137
	P20357
NM_001039538; NM_002374; NM_031845; NM_031846; NM_031847;
	NM_001363910; NM_001363911; NM_001363913
	NM_001039934; NM_008632; NM_001310634
NP_001034627; NP_002365; NP_114033; NP_114035; NP_001350839;
	NP_001350840; NP_001350842; NP_001362403; NP_001362422; NP_001362423; NP_001362424; NP_001362425; NP_001362426; NP_001362427; NP_001362428; NP_001362429; NP_001362430; NP_001362431; NP_001362432; NP_001362433; NP_001362434; NP_001362435; NP_001362436; NP_001362437; NP_001362438; NP_001362439; NP_001362455; NP_001362456; NP_001362457; NP_001362458; NP_001362459; NP_001362460; NP_001362461; NP_001362462; NP_001362463; NP_001362464; NP_001362465; NP_001362466; NP_001362467; NP_001362468; NP_001362469; NP_001362470; NP_001362471; NP_001362472; NP_001362473; NP_001362474; NP_001362475; NP_001362477; NP_001362480; NP_001362481; NP_001362482; NP_001362483; NP_001362484; NP_001362485; NP_001362486; NP_001362487; NP_001362488; NP_001362512
	NP_001035023; NP_001297563; NP_032658
	Wikidata
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Microtubule-associated protein 2 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the MAP2 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated protein family. The proteins of this family were originally isolated since they copurify with tubulin in polymerization experiments: tubulin in cell extracts can be made to polymerize to produce microtubules (MT) under the influence of heat and the addition of GTP, and the MT can then be collected by centrifugation. When this is done a series of microtubule associated proteins are collected along with the MT and can be detected by SDS-PAGE and other methods. Brain extracts are rich in several of these proteins, MAP2 being one of these. The single MAP2 gene produces four major transcripts producing four proteins, MAP2A, MAP2B, MAP2C and MAP2D. MAP2A and MAP2B are very high molecular weight proteins, with apparent molecular weight on SDS-PAGE about 250 kDa, while MAP2C and MAP2D are much lower molecular weight forms with apparent SDS-PAGE size about 70 kDa. All forms of MAP2 share a common core sequence which includes MT binding domains, 18 amino acid sequences which are found in other MT associated proteins such as MAP Tau and MAP1B. The MAP2 isoforms are thought to be involved in MT assembly, which is an essential step in neuritogenesis. MAP2 serves to stabilize MT growth by crosslinking MT with intermediate filaments and other MTs. MAP2 isoforms are neuron-specific cytoskeletal proteins enriched in dendrites and perikarya, implicating a role in determining and stabilizing neuronal morphology during neuron development. As a result, antibodies to MAP2 are widely used to identify neuronal cells and trace dendritic processes in experimental contexts.

Interactions

MAP2 has been shown to interact with Grb2, NEFL and MYO7A. All MAP2 isoforms bind to microtubules.

References

1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000078018 – Ensembl, May 2017
1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000015222 – Ensembl, May 2017
↑ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
↑ Neve RL, Harris P, Kosik KS, Kurnit DM, Donlon TA (May 1987). "Identification of cDNA clones for the human microtubule-associated protein tau and chromosomal localization of the genes for tau and microtubule-associated protein 2". Brain Res. 387 (3): 271–80. doi:10.1016/0169-328x(86)90033-1. PMID 3103857.
↑ Kalcheva N, Albala J, O'Guin K, Rubino H, Garner C, Shafit-Zagardo B (December 1995). "Genomic structure of human microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) and characterization of additional MAP-2 isoforms". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92 (24): 10894–8. Bibcode:1995PNAS...9210894K. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.24.10894. PMC 40537. PMID 7479905.
↑ "Entrez Gene: MAP2 microtubule-associated protein 2".
↑ Lim RW, Halpain S (July 2000). "Regulated association of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) with Src and Grb2: evidence for MAP2 as a scaffolding protein". J. Biol. Chem. 275 (27): 20578–87. doi:10.1074/jbc.M001887200. PMID 10781592.
↑ Zamora-Leon SP, Lee G, Davies P, Shafit-Zagardo B (October 2001). "Binding of Fyn to MAP-2c through an SH3 binding domain. Regulation of the interaction by ERK2". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (43): 39950–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107807200. PMID 11546790.
↑ Frappier T, Stetzkowski-Marden F, Pradel LA (April 1991). "Interaction domains of neurofilament light chain and brain spectrin". Biochem. J. 275 (Pt 2): 521–7. doi:10.1042/bj2750521. PMC 1150082. PMID 1902666.
↑ Todorov PT, Hardisty RE, Brown SD (March 2001). "Myosin VIIA is specifically associated with calmodulin and microtubule-associated protein-2B (MAP-2B)". Biochem. J. 354 (Pt 2): 267–74. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3540267. PMC 1221652. PMID 11171103.

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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000078018 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000015222 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[pmid3103857-5] Neve RL, Harris P, Kosik KS, Kurnit DM, Donlon TA (May 1987). "Identification of cDNA clones for the human microtubule-associated protein tau and chromosomal localization of the genes for tau and microtubule-associated protein 2". Brain Res. 387 (3): 271–80. doi:10.1016/0169-328x(86)90033-1. PMID 3103857.

[pmid7479905-6] Kalcheva N, Albala J, O'Guin K, Rubino H, Garner C, Shafit-Zagardo B (December 1995). "Genomic structure of human microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) and characterization of additional MAP-2 isoforms". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 92 (24): 10894–8. Bibcode:1995PNAS...9210894K. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.24.10894. PMC 40537. PMID 7479905.

[entrez-7] "Entrez Gene: MAP2 microtubule-associated protein 2".

[pmid10781592-8] Lim RW, Halpain S (July 2000). "Regulated association of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) with Src and Grb2: evidence for MAP2 as a scaffolding protein". J. Biol. Chem. 275 (27): 20578–87. doi:10.1074/jbc.M001887200. PMID 10781592.

[pmid11546790-9] Zamora-Leon SP, Lee G, Davies P, Shafit-Zagardo B (October 2001). "Binding of Fyn to MAP-2c through an SH3 binding domain. Regulation of the interaction by ERK2". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (43): 39950–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107807200. PMID 11546790.

[pmid1902666-10] Frappier T, Stetzkowski-Marden F, Pradel LA (April 1991). "Interaction domains of neurofilament light chain and brain spectrin". Biochem. J. 275 (Pt 2): 521–7. doi:10.1042/bj2750521. PMC 1150082. PMID 1902666.

[pmid11171103-11] Todorov PT, Hardisty RE, Brown SD (March 2001). "Myosin VIIA is specifically associated with calmodulin and microtubule-associated protein-2B (MAP-2B)". Biochem. J. 354 (Pt 2): 267–74. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3540267. PMC 1221652. PMID 11171103.

Microtubule-associated protein 2

Function

Interactions

References

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