IGF2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14874349
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IGF2

Summary

IGF2 is a gene[1]. IGF2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IGF2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • IGF2's instance of is recorded as protein[4].
  • IGF2 is a type of protein-coding gene[5].
  • IGF2 is a type of protein[6].
  • IGF2 is part of Insulin-like superfamily[7].
  • IGF2 is part of Insulin-like growth factor II[8].
  • IGF2 is part of Insulin-like growth factor II E-peptide, C-terminal domain, protein family[9].
  • IGF2 is part of Insulin-like domain, protein family[10].
  • IGF2 is part of Insulin, conserved site, protein family[11].
  • IGF2's Commons category is recorded as Insulin-like growth factor II[12].
  • IGF2 comprises Insulin, conserved site[13].
  • IGF2 comprises Insulin-like growth factor II E-peptide, C-terminal[14].
  • IGF2 comprises Insulin-like[15].
  • IGF2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 510[16].
  • IGF2's genomic start is recorded as 2129112[17].
  • IGF2's genomic start is recorded as 2150342[18].
  • IGF2's genomic end is recorded as 2170833[19].
  • IGF2's genomic end is recorded as 2158391[20].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as hormone activity[21].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as protein serine/threonine kinase activator activity[22].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as protein binding[23].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as growth factor activity[24].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as receptor ligand activity[25].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as insulin receptor binding[26].
  • IGF2's molecular function is recorded as insulin-like growth factor receptor binding[27].

Why It Matters

IGF2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] IGF2 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] IGF2 is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Insulin-like growth factor 2 and the insulin receptor, but not insulin, regulate fetal hepatic glycogen synthesis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . NET37, a nuclear envelope transmembrane protein with glycosidase homology, is involved in myoblast differentiation. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Insulin-like growth factor 2 and the insulin receptor, but not insulin, regulate fetal hepatic glycogen synthesis. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → Silver-Russell syndrome
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    Biological process → exocrine pancreas development, positive regulation of protein phosphorylation, positive regulation of glycogen biosynthetic process +35
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