Arginase 2

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21101890
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Arginase 2

Summary

Arginase 2 is a protein[1].

Key Facts

  • Arginase 2's instance of is recorded as protein[2].
  • Arginase 2 is part of Ureohydrolase domain superfamily[3].
  • Arginase 2 is part of arginase[4].
  • Arginase 2 is part of Ureohydrolase, manganese-binding site, protein family[5].
  • Arginase 2 comprises Ureohydrolase, manganese-binding site[6].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amidines[7].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as arginase activity[8].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as hydrolase activity[9].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as metal ion binding[10].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as arginase activity[11].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as manganese ion binding[12].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as arginase activity[13].
  • Arginase 2's molecular function is recorded as arginase activity[14].
  • Arginase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrial matrix[15].
  • Arginase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[16].
  • Arginase 2's cell component is recorded as cytoplasm[17].
  • Arginase 2's cell component is recorded as mitochondrion[18].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as urea cycle[19].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as ureteric bud development[20].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as nitric oxide biosynthetic process[21].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as striated muscle contraction[22].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as arginine metabolic process[23].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of type 2 immune response[24].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production[25].
  • Arginase 2's biological process is recorded as negative regulation of macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha production[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Chromosomal localization of the human arginase II gene and tissue distribution of its mRNA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Chromosomal localization of the human arginase II gene and tissue distribution of its mRNA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Chromosomal localization of the human arginase II gene and tissue distribution of its mRNA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Chromosomal localization of the human arginase II gene and tissue distribution of its mRNA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Molecular cloning of cDNA for nonhepatic mitochondrial arginase (arginase II) and comparison of its induction with nitric oxide synthase in a murine macrophage-like cell line. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Molecular cloning of cDNA for nonhepatic mitochondrial arginase (arginase II) and comparison of its induction with nitric oxide synthase in a murine macrophage-like cell line. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Molecular cloning of cDNA for nonhepatic mitochondrial arginase (arginase II) and comparison of its induction with nitric oxide synthase in a murine macrophage-like cell line. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Human fetal dendritic cells promote prenatal T-cell immune suppression through arginase-2.. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from
    Encoded by ARG2
    Wikidata description mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amidines, arginase activity, hydrolase activity +5
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