NameTranscobalamin-2
Synonyms
  • TC II
  • TC-2
  • TC2
  • TCII
  • Transcobalamin II
Gene NameTCN2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0037000|Transcobalamin-2
MRHLGAFLFLLGVLGALTEMCEIPEMDSHLVEKLGQHLLPWMDRLSLEHLNPSIYVGLRL
SSLQAGTKEDLYLHSLKLGYQQCLLGSAFSEDDGDCQGKPSMGQLALYLLALRANCEFVR
GHKGDRLVSQLKWFLEDEKRAIGHDHKGHPHTSYYQYGLGILALCLHQKRVHDSVVDKLL
YAVEPFHQGHHSVDTAAMAGLAFTCLKRSNFNPGRRQRITMAIRTVREEILKAQTPEGHF
GNVYSTPLALQFLMTSPMRGAELGTACLKARVALLASLQDGAFQNALMISQLLPVLNHKT
YIDLIFPDCLAPRVMLEPAAETIPQTQEIISVTLQVLSLLPPYRQSISVLAGSTVEDVLK
KAHELGGFTYETQASLSGPYLTSVMGKAAGEREFWQLLRDPNTPLLQGIADYRPKDGETI
ELRLVSW
Number of residues427
Molecular Weight47534.54
Theoretical pI6.89
GO Classification
Functions
  • cobalamin binding
  • metal ion binding
Processes
  • cobalamin metabolic process
  • cobalt ion transport
  • cobalamin transport
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • vitamin metabolic process
  • water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
Components
  • endosome
  • lysosomal lumen
  • extracellular region
  • extracellular space
  • extracellular exosome
General FunctionMetal ion binding
Specific FunctionPrimary vitamin B12-binding and transport protein. Delivers cobalamin to cells.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID339196
UniProtKB IDP20062
UniProtKB Entry NameTCO2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010261|Transcobalamin-2 (TCN2)
ATGAGGCACCTTGGGGCCTTCCTCTTCCTTCTGGGGGTCCTGGGGGCCCTCACTGAGATG
TGTGAAATACCAGAGATGGACAGCCATCTGGTAGAGAAGTTGGGCCAGCACCTCTTACCT
TGGATGGACCGGCTTTCCCTGGAGCACTTGAACCCCAGCATCTATGTGGGCCTACGCCTC
TCCAGTCTGCAGGCTGGGACCAAGGAAGACCTCTACCTGCACAGCCTCAAGCTTGGTTAC
CAGCAGTGCCTCCTAGGGTCTGCCTTCAGCGAGGATGACGGTGACTGCCAGGGCAAGCCT
TCCATGGGCCAGCTGGCCCTCTACCTGCTCGCTCTCAGAGCCAACTGTGAGTTTGTCAGG
GGCCACAAGGGGGACAGGCTGGTCTCACAGCTCAAATGGTTCCTGGAGGATGAGAAGAGA
GCCATTGGGCATGATCACAAGGGCCACCCCCACACTAGCTACTACCAGTATGGCCTGGGC
ATTCTGGCCCTGTGTCTCCACCAGAAGCGGGTCCATGACAGCGTGGTGGACAAACTTCTG
TATGCTGTGGAACCTTTCCACCAGGGCCACCATTCTGTGGACACAGCAGCCATGGCAGGC
TTGGCATTCACCTGTCTGAAGCGCTCAAACTTCAACCCTGGTCGGAGACAACGGATCACC
ATGGCCATCAGAACAGTGCGAGAGGAGATCTTGAAGGCCCAGACCCCCGAGGGCCACTTT
GGGAATGTCTACAGCACCCCATTGGCATTACAGTTCCTCATGACTTCCCCCATGCGTGGG
GCAGAACTGGGAACAGCATGTCTCAAGGCGAGGGTTGCTTTGCTGGCCAGTCTGCAGGAT
GGAGCCTTCCAGAATGCTCTCATGATTTCCCAGCTGCTGCCCGTTCTGAACCACAAGACC
TACATTGATCTGATCTTCCCAGACTGTCTGGCACCACGAGTCATGTTGGAACCAGCTGCT
GAGACCATTCCTCAGACCCAAGAGATCATCAGTGTCACGCTGCAGGTGCTTAGTCTCTTG
CCGCCGTACAGACAGTCCATCTCTGTTCTGGCCGGGTCCACCGTGGAAGATGTCCTGAAG
AAGGCCCATGAGTTAGGAGGATTCACATATGAAACACAGGCCTCCTTGTCAGGCCCCTAC
TTAACCTCCGTGATGGGGAAAGCGGCCGGAGAAAGGGAGTTCTGGCAGCTTCTCCGAGAC
CCCAACACCCCACTGTTGCAAGGTATTGCTGACTACAGACCCAAGGATGGAGAAACCATT
GAGCTGAGGCTGGTTAGCTGGTAG
GenBank Gene IDM60396
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTCN2
HGNC IDHGNC:11653
Chromosome Location22
Locus22q12.2
References
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