Gene
Gene:
MAGEA2 (official gene symbol)Other symbol:
MAGEA2CT family:
CT1CT identifier:
CT1.2Aliases from NCBI:
MAGE2 , MAGEA2A , MGC131923Unified entry for genes MAGEA2, MAGEA2B (nearly-identical copies)
Gene copies
MAGEA2 and MAGEA2B are identical copies (one mismatch in the genomic sequence spanned by NM_175743). One copy is in the plus and the other in the minus strand. MAGEA2B's RefSeq NM_153488 is only a shorter version of RefSeqs for MAGEA2 (NM_005361, NM_175742, NM_175743), presenting 100% identity (same splicing variant).
RefSeqs as of October, 2007
RefSeq
Nucleotide : NM_175743.1 | NM_005361.2 | NM_175742.1
Phylogenetic relationships with CT genes
This gene belongs to the MAGE family, sub-family MAGEA.
Gene Identification
MAGEA2 was identified by immunological methods: T cell epitope cloning (De Smet et al., 1994 PMID: 8276455).
Gene structure and chromosomal localization
Analysis of somatic human-hamster cell hybrids showed that MAGEA2 is located in Xq28 (Rogner et al., 1995 PMID: 8575766).
Chromosome band: Xq28
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