XB-FEAT-962108

tafa2

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nomenclature changes

08.23.2019 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene 338811 from family with sequence similarity 19 (chemokine (C-C motif)-like), member A2 to TAFA chemokine like family member 2

Human symbol has changed for genepage ID: 962108 From fam19a2 to TAFA2 Xenopus symbol has changed for genepage ID: 962108 From fam19a2 to tafa2

Summary from NCBI for human TAFA2

This gene is a member of the TAFA family which is composed of five highly homologous genes that encode small secreted proteins. These proteins contain conserved cysteine residues at fixed positions, and are distantly related to MIP-1alpha, a member of the CC-chemokine family. The TAFA proteins are predominantly expressed in specific regions of the brain, and are postulated to function as brain-specific chemokines or neurokines, that act as regulators of immune and nervous cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]