Septin 2, also known as SEPT2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SEPT2 gene. [4] [5]
SEPT2 can hetero-oligomerize with SEPT6 and SEPT7 to form filaments. [6] SEPT2 interacted with SEPT6 through its C-terminal coiled-coil domain. [6] Knockdown of SEPT2, SEPT6, and SEPT7 in causes actin stress fibers to disintegrate and cells to lose polarity. Septins, SOCS7, and NCK1 are part of a signaling pathway that ties regulation of the DNA damage response to the cytoskeleton. [7]
SEPT2 has been shown to interact with:
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