MMRN2

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Also known as EndoGlyx-1FLJ13465

Summary

MMRN2 (multimerin 2, HGNC:19888) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 10q23.2, encoding Multimerin-2 (Q9H8L6). Extracellular matrix protein that plays significant roles in the vascular system and is required for the maintenance and stability of blood vessel.

This gene encodes a protein belonging to the member of elastin microfibril interface-located (EMILIN) protein family. This family member is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that can interfere with tumor angiogenesis and growth. It serves as a transforming growth factor beta antagonist and can interfere with the VEGF-A/VEGFR2 pathway. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 6.

Source: NCBI Gene 79812 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 5
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 319 total
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_024756

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:19888
Approved symbolMMRN2
Namemultimerin 2
Location10q23.2
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesEndoGlyx-1, FLJ13465
Ensembl geneENSG00000173269
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM608925
Entrez79812

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 12 — 9 protein_coding, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined, 1 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000372027, ENST00000474994, ENST00000488950, ENST00000608090, ENST00000608753, ENST00000609457, ENST00000610081, ENST00000896187, ENST00000896188, ENST00000896189, ENST00000896190, ENST00000896191

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_024756 NM_024756

CCDS: CCDS7379

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000372027 — 7 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000012101828694231786944128
ENSE000012101868694426286944435
ENSE000018582858693554086937125
ENSE000033504068694518886945268
ENSE000033865408694537086945476
ENSE000036882418694556186945689
ENSE000037041708695737886957615

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 259 present calls, max score 94.63.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 7.6368 / max 257.9862, expressed in 425 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (6 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1104195.2466351
1104181.9405285
1872820.8789378
1104200.3233150
1104220.096651
1104210.02988

Top tissues by expression

280 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219094.63gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041494.08gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235894.03gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780894.03gold quality
adipose tissueUBERON:000101393.84gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209893.15gold quality
connective tissueUBERON:000238492.99gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240792.69gold quality
endothelial cellCL:000011592.10gold quality
urethraUBERON:000005791.37gold quality
sural nerveUBERON:001548891.01gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161490.39gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208490.11gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208290.05gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119989.95gold quality
visceral pleuraUBERON:000240189.92gold quality
parietal pleuraUBERON:000240089.73gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985389.65gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162589.61gold quality
pleuraUBERON:000097789.54gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408789.54gold quality
seminal vesicleUBERON:000099889.21gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130389.18gold quality
heartUBERON:000094889.07gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761089.03gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225088.99gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895288.92gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111988.83gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132388.79gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162688.74gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 9 experiment(s), a significant marker in 9.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-130473yes369.38
E-MTAB-10287yes64.43
E-GEOD-135922yes47.12
E-HCAD-11yes43.90
E-MTAB-8410yes29.48
E-MTAB-9067yes6.85
E-MTAB-5061yes5.79
E-CURD-112yes4.00
E-ANND-3no0.00

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

63 targeting MMRN2, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-453199.9969.703181
HSA-MIR-513B-5P99.9969.962150
HSA-MIR-4725-3P99.9669.532520
HSA-MIR-6780B-5P99.9669.602562
HSA-MIR-427199.8868.322244
HSA-LET-7A-2-3P99.8770.531921
HSA-MIR-3151-5P99.8663.831069
HSA-MIR-444799.8567.812900
HSA-LET-7G-3P99.8570.431929
HSA-MIR-62399.7668.161170
HSA-MIR-442899.7366.411733
HSA-MIR-561-3P99.6470.903647
HSA-MIR-29899.6367.561916
HSA-MIR-715099.6266.801322
HSA-MIR-451699.6167.783390
HSA-MIR-6513-3P99.5969.771102
HSA-MIR-3682-3P99.5867.63865
HSA-MIR-766-5P99.4767.912225
HSA-MIR-425199.4069.193363
HSA-MIR-6828-5P99.3169.211433
HSA-MIR-4667-3P99.2665.451608
HSA-MIR-122B-3P99.2168.901333
HSA-MIR-21-3P99.2168.951312
HSA-MIR-6852-5P99.1766.692073
HSA-MIR-491-5P99.1365.981468
HSA-MIR-6809-5P99.1368.451223
HSA-MIR-125399.1267.081688
HSA-MIR-443499.1067.011984
HSA-MIR-570399.1067.092053

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 6)

  • CLEC14A is a matrix component which binds to MMRN2 in the process of endothelial cells transformation in tumor angiogenesis. (PMID:23979707)
  • Results suggest that CLEC14A-MMRN2 binding has a role in inducing sprouting angiogenesis during tumor growth, which has the potential to be manipulated in future antiangiogenic therapy design. (PMID:25745997)
  • These findings identify novel protein interactions involving CLEC14A, CD93 and CD248 with MMRN2 as targetable components of vessel formation (PMID:28671670)
  • Data identify MMRN2 as a specific ligand for CD93. CD93 and MMRN2 are co-expressed in the blood vessels of various tumors. Moreover, disruption of the CD93-MMRN2 interaction reduced endothelial cell adhesion and migration. Site-directed mutagenesis identified different residue hotspots either directly or indirectly involved in the binding and propose a molecular model in which the coiled-coil domain of MMRN2 is engaged. (PMID:28912033)
  • Loss of Multimerin-2 and EMILIN-2 Expression in Gastric Cancer Associate with Altered Angiogenesis (PMID:30544909)
  • Multimerin-2 maintains vascular stability and permeability. (PMID:31422156)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriommrn2bENSDARG00000073711
danio_reriommrn2aENSDARG00000076135
mus_musculusMmrn2ENSMUSG00000041445
rattus_norvegicusMmrn2ENSRNOG00000051977

Paralogs (4): EMILIN2 (ENSG00000132205), EMILIN1 (ENSG00000138080), MMRN1 (ENSG00000138722), EMILIN3 (ENSG00000183798)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Multimerin-2Q9H8L6 (reviewed: Q9H8L6)

Alternative names: EMILIN-3, Elastin microfibril interface located protein 3, EndoGlyx-1 p125/p140 subunit

All UniProt accessions (5): Q9H8L6, R4GMY6, V9GY37, V9GY43, V9GYS9

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Extracellular matrix protein that plays significant roles in the vascular system and is required for the maintenance and stability of blood vessel. Affects several essential steps in angiogenesis including endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and tube formation. Positively regulates angiogenesis by acting as a ligand for CD93 receptor.

Subunit / interactions. Heteromer of p110, p125, p140 and p200 subunits; disulfide-linked. Interacts with VEGFA. Interacts with CD93; this interaction promotes angiogenesis. Interacts with CD248.

Subcellular location. Secreted. Extracellular space. Extracellular matrix.

Tissue specificity. Endothelium.

Post-translational modifications. N- and O-glycosylated. O-fucosylated within the EMI domain (at Ser-63, Thr-67 and Thr-115) by POFUT3 and POFUT4. Processed by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) including MMP9 and, to a lesser degree, by MMP2 upon angiogenic stimulation.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_079032* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001073C1q_domDomain
IPR008983Tumour_necrosis_fac-like_domHomologous_superfamily
IPR011489EMI_domainDomain
IPR050392Collagen/C1q_domainFamily

Pfam: PF00386, PF07546

UniProt features (34 total): glycosylation site 14, sequence variant 5, coiled-coil region 4, disulfide bond 3, domain 2, region of interest 2, signal peptide 1, chain 1, compositionally biased region 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q9H8L6-F166.640.09

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Disulfide bonds (3): 58–122, 85–92, 121–130

Glycosylation sites (14): 63, 67, 115, 205, 214, 249, 261, 350, 379, 439, 472, 727, 765, 845

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-5173105O-linked glycosylation

MSigDB gene sets: 257 (showing top): GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_PROLIFERATION, GOBP_MORPHOGENESIS_OF_AN_EPITHELIUM, AP1_01, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_GROWTH_FACTOR_STIMULUS, GOBP_EPITHELIUM_DEVELOPMENT, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_BLOOD_VESSEL_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_MIGRATION, GOBP_CELL_MIGRATION_INVOLVED_IN_SPROUTING_ANGIOGENESIS, GOBP_VASCULAR_ENDOTHELIAL_GROWTH_FACTOR_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_PATHWAY, AP4_Q6, HEIDENBLAD_AMPLICON_8Q24_DN, CAGCTG_AP4_Q5, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_RESPONSE_TO_EXTERNAL_STIMULUS, CAIRO_HEPATOBLASTOMA_CLASSES_DN, GOBP_BLOOD_VESSEL_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_MIGRATION, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_GROWTH_FACTOR_STIMULUS

GO Biological Process (12): angiogenesis (GO:0001525), cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0002042), cell adhesion (GO:0007155), negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285), negative regulation of cell migration (GO:0030336), negative regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway (GO:0030948), negative regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:0090051), positive regulation of defense response to bacterium (GO:1900426), negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis (GO:1903588), positive regulation of epithelial tube formation (GO:1905278), positive regulation of morphogenesis of an epithelium (GO:1905332), signal transduction (GO:0007165)

GO Molecular Function (3): receptor ligand activity (GO:0048018), extracellular matrix structural constituent (GO:0005201), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (7): basement membrane (GO:0005604), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), endoplasmic reticulum lumen (GO:0005788), extracellular matrix (GO:0031012), extracellular exosome (GO:0070062), multimerin complex (GO:1990972), extracellular region (GO:0005576)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-1 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Post-translational protein modification1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular process2
extracellular matrix2
blood vessel morphogenesis1
anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis1
sprouting angiogenesis1
blood vessel endothelial cell migration1
cell population proliferation1
regulation of cell population proliferation1
negative regulation of cellular process1
cell migration1
regulation of cell migration1
negative regulation of cell motility1
negative regulation of signal transduction1
regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway1
vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway1
negative regulation of cellular response to growth factor stimulus1
cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis1
negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration1
regulation of cell migration involved in sprouting angiogenesis1
positive regulation of response to biotic stimulus1
positive regulation of defense response1
positive regulation of response to external stimulus1
defense response to bacterium1
regulation of defense response to bacterium1
negative regulation of endothelial cell proliferation1
blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis1
regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell proliferation involved in sprouting angiogenesis1
positive regulation of multicellular organismal process1
epithelial tube formation1
regulation of epithelial tube formation1
positive regulation of morphogenesis of an epithelium1
morphogenesis of an epithelium1
positive regulation of developmental process1
regulation of morphogenesis of an epithelium1
cell communication1
signaling1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
signaling receptor binding1
signal transduction1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1299 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
MMRN2CLEC14AQ86T13864
MMRN2FAM25AB3EWG3468
MMRN2CD93Q9NPY3460
MMRN2EMID1Q96A84441
MMRN2FKBPLQ9UIM3434
MMRN2AGRNO00468421
MMRN2CD248Q9HCU0412
MMRN2VWA1Q6PCB0409
MMRN2TSPAN4O14817393
MMRN2PTK2Q05397391
MMRN2NHSL2Q5HYW2390
MMRN2ITGA6P23229383
MMRN2CTIFO43310379
MMRN2TMEM237Q96Q45370
MMRN2MC2RQ01718369

IntAct

11 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
RHBDD2MMRN2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
CVC2MMRN2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
MMRN2VDRpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
MMRN2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
CCN1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
ATG16L1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
CDH5ESYT2psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270
CDH5MYO1Cpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270
MMRN2RHBDD2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.000

BioGRID (10): MMRN2 (Affinity Capture-MS), MMRN2 (Affinity Capture-Western), MMRN2 (Two-hybrid), MMRN2 (Affinity Capture-Western), MMRN2 (Reconstituted Complex), MMRN2 (Co-localization), MMRN2 (Affinity Capture-RNA), MMRN2 (Biochemical Activity), MMRN2 (Affinity Capture-MS), VDR (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A2AV25, A5PJQ2, O35764, O43278, O43827, O70165, O95841, O95897, P02675, P02678, P04115, P12804, P14480, P30203, P33573, Q0P4P2, Q14314, Q1RMR1, Q24K15, Q29041, Q29042, Q29RY7, Q2KJ51, Q2TNK5, Q568Y7, Q5EA66, Q5FB95, Q5I2E5, Q5XK91, Q640P2, Q6AX44, Q6TMA8, Q8BM13, Q8IUK5, Q8K0E8, Q8N539, Q8NI99, Q8R0Z6, Q8R1Q3, Q91ZV7

Diamond homologs: A6H6E2, F1QC17, P59900, Q13201, Q8K482, Q91VF6, Q96A83, Q96A84, Q99K41, Q9BXX0, Q9H8L6, Q9NT22, Q9Y6C2, Q91VF5, B2RPV6, P83425, Q4ZJM7, Q5FVH0, Q8K479, Q8R066, Q9BXJ0, Q9BXJ3, P27658, Q7Z5L3, Q8CFR0, A6NHN0, Q0II24

SIGNOR signaling

0 interactions.

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

319 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance281
Likely benign18
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

2394 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
10:86937126:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86942391:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
10:86944127:CT:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86944282:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945186:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945186:A:ATdonor_loss1.0000
10:86945187:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945202:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945203:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945211:T:TAdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945264:GGAAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945265:GAAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945266:AAT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945267:AT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945268:TC:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
10:86945269:C:CAacceptor_loss1.0000
10:86945269:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945366:CTACC:Cdonor_loss1.0000
10:86945367:TACC:Tdonor_loss1.0000
10:86945368:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945369:C:Adonor_loss1.0000
10:86945369:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945474:TAC:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945475:AC:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945476:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
10:86945477:CT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
10:86945559:A:ACdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945560:C:CCdonor_gain1.0000
10:86945560:CATGA:Cdonor_gain1.0000
10:86958786:C:Gdonor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

6183 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
10:86943424:A:GS454P0.987
10:86943420:A:GL455P0.986
10:86943372:A:GL471P0.985
10:86945381:C:GC130S0.984
10:86945382:A:TC130S0.984
10:86945408:C:GC121S0.982
10:86945409:A:TC121S0.982
10:86943435:A:GL450P0.981
10:86945413:C:AW119C0.980
10:86945413:C:GW119C0.980
10:86943429:T:AE452V0.978
10:86943447:A:GL446P0.976
10:86943529:A:GS419P0.976
10:86945681:C:GC58S0.975
10:86945682:A:TC58S0.975
10:86945381:C:TC130Y0.972
10:86936985:A:CY870D0.971
10:86942996:G:CF596L0.971
10:86942996:G:TF596L0.971
10:86942998:A:GF596L0.971
10:86943381:A:GL468P0.971
10:86943428:C:AE452D0.970
10:86943428:C:GE452D0.970
10:86936765:C:TG943D0.969
10:86943309:C:TC492Y0.969
10:86943444:C:GR447P0.969
10:86937008:A:GF862S0.968
10:86943540:A:GL415P0.968
10:86942531:G:CF751L0.967
10:86942531:G:TF751L0.967

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000069376 (10:86958989 A>G), RS1000113071 (10:86943322 A>G), RS1000213699 (10:86935449 C>G,T), RS1000359594 (10:86946592 G>A,T), RS1000626752 (10:86935708 T>A), RS1000710933 (10:86935681 A>G), RS1000901777 (10:86941283 A>G), RS1000952471 (10:86947578 G>A), RS1000997324 (10:86935953 G>T), RS1001004701 (10:86947800 C>T), RS1001014929 (10:86952787 C>T), RS1001156048 (10:86941003 G>A), RS1001473450 (10:86958039 A>G), RS1001607840 (10:86941710 G>A,T), RS1001802359 (10:86942590 C>G,T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:608925 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

5 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST002701_17Verbal declarative memory7.000000e-06
GCST002701_18Verbal declarative memory7.000000e-06
GCST003818_33Resting heart rate1.000000e-08
GCST006585_2272Blood protein levels4.000000e-43
GCST006661_160Male-pattern baldness2.000000e-15

EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004874memory performance
EFO:0006805word list delayed recall measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

21 total (human), top 21 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects expression, increases expression, increases methylation3
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
fluorene-9-bisphenoldecreases expression1
titanium dioxideincreases expression1
decabromobiphenyl etherincreases expression1
dimethylselenideincreases expression, increases oxidation1
sulforaphanedecreases expression1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)cysteineaffects response to substance, increases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression1
monomethylarsonous aciddecreases expression1
abrineincreases expression1
Acetaminophendecreases expression1
Arsenicincreases methylation1
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation1
Estradiolaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Folic Aciddecreases expression1
Lipopolysaccharidesincreases expression, affects cotreatment, decreases expression, affects response to substance1
Ozoneincreases expression, increases oxidation1
Silicon Dioxideincreases expression1
Triclosandecreases expression1
Aflatoxin B1increases methylation1

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): alopecia