LAMB2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Cytogenetic location
3p21.31[18]
Encodes
Laminin subunit beta 2, Laminin subunit beta-2[11][12]
Expressed in
apex of heart, right lobe of thyroid gland, stromal cell of endometrium, right ovary, left ovary, right adrenal cortex, left lobe of thyroid gland, ascending aorta, Descending thoracic aorta, canal of the cervix[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[13]
Genetic association
Pierson syndrome, LAMB2-related infantile-onset nephrotic syndrome[15][16]
Genomic end
49133118, 49170551[6][7]
Genomic start
49121114, 49158547[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
1723[3]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en LAMB2 en Laminin, beta 2 en laminin subunit beta 2 en LAMS en NPHS5 en PIERS

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Summary

LAMB2 is a gene[1]. LAMB2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → LAMB2
    Genetic association → Pierson syndrome, LAMB2-related infantile-onset nephrotic syndrome
    RefSeq RNA ID → XM_005265127, NM_002292
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3913
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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