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| Gene Symbol | ITM2B |
| Full Name | Integral Membrane Protein 2B |
| Function | ITM2B/BRI2 is a transmembrane protein that undergoes constitutive processing by furin-like proprotein convertases, releasing a soluble BRI2 peptide. |
| Primary Expression | neurons throughout cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum |
| Subcellular Localization | the brain. Neurobiology of Aging, 31(11), 1939-1947 (2010)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.11.006) |
| GeneCards | ITM2B |
| Human Protein Atlas | ITM2B |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
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ITM2B["ITM2B"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
ITM2B -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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