Gene: BTN2A2
Alternate names for this Gene: BT2.2|BTF2|BTN2.2
Gene Summary: Butyrophilin is the major protein associated with fat droplets in the milk. This gene is a member of the BTN2 subfamily of genes, which encode proteins belonging to the butyrophilin protein family. The gene is located in a cluster on chromosome 6, consisting of seven genes belonging to the expanding B7/butyrophilin-like group, a subset of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily. The encoded protein is a type I receptor glycoprotein involved in lipid, fatty-acid and sterol metabolism. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 6
Location in Chromosome : 6p22.2
Description of this Gene: butyrophilin subfamily 2 member A2
Type of Gene: protein-coding