Prickle planar cell polarity protein 2 explained

Prickle planar cell polarity protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRICKLE2 gene.^[1]

Function

This gene encodes a homolog of Drosophila prickle. The exact function of this gene is not known, however, studies in mice suggest that it may be involved in seizure prevention. Mutations in this gene are associated with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 5. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011].

Further reading

• Katoh M, Katoh M . Identification and characterization of human PRICKLE1 and PRICKLE2 genes as well as mouse Prickle1 and Prickle2 genes homologous to Drosophila tissue polarity gene prickle . Int. J. Mol. Med. . 11 . 2 . 249–56 . February 2003 . 12525887 . 10.3892/ijmm.11.2.249.
• Daulat AM, Luu O, Sing A, Zhang L, Wrana JL, McNeill H, Winklbauer R, Angers S . Mink1 regulates β-catenin-independent Wnt signaling via Prickle phosphorylation . Mol. Cell. Biol. . 32 . 1 . 173–85 . January 2012 . 22037766 . 3255712 . 10.1128/MCB.06320-11 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Prickle planar cell polarity protein 2. 2018-02-20.