Tight junction protein 2
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Tight junction protein ZO-2 is a protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

 that in humans is encoded by the TJP2 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...

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Interactions

Tight junction protein 2 has been shown to interact
Protein-protein interaction
Protein–protein interactions occur when two or more proteins bind together, often to carry out their biological function. Many of the most important molecular processes in the cell such as DNA replication are carried out by large molecular machines that are built from a large number of protein...

 with Tight junction protein 1
Tight junction protein 1
Tight junction protein ZO-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TJP1 gene.-Interactions:Tight junction protein 1 has been shown to interact with F11 receptor, Gap junction protein, alpha 1, MLLT4, Occludin, TJP3, GJA3, KIRREL, Tight junction protein 2 and GJA8.-Further reading:...

, Band 4.1
Band 4.1
Protein 4.1, also known as Beatty's Protein, is a protein associated with the cytoskeleton that in humans is encoded by the EPB41 gene.Protein 4.1 is a major structural element of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton. It plays a key role in regulating membrane physical properties of mechanical...

 and Occludin
Occludin
Occludin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OCLN gene.Occludin is a 65-kDa integral plasma-membrane protein located at the tight junctions, described for the first time in 1993 by Shoichiro Tsukita...

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Further reading

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