Gene: CDKN2B-AS1

Alternate names for this Gene: ANRIL|CDKN2B-AS|CDKN2BAS|NCRNA00089|PCAT12|p15AS

Gene Summary: This gene is located within the CDKN2B-CDKN2A gene cluster at chromosome 9p21. The gene product is a functional RNA molecule that interacts with polycomb repressive complex-1 (PRC1) and -2 (PRC2), leading to epigenetic silencing of other genes in this cluster. This region is a significant genetic susceptibility locus for cardiovascular disease, and has also been linked to a number of other pathologies, including several cancers, intracranial aneurysm, type-2 diabetes, periodontitis, Alzheimer's disease, endometriosis, frailty in the elderly, and glaucoma. Multiple alternatively processed transcript variants have been detected, some of which may take the form of circular RNA molecules (PMID:21151960).

Gene is located in Chromosome: 9

Location in Chromosome : 9p21.3

Description of this Gene: CDKN2B antisense RNA 1

Type of Gene: ncRNA

Gene: CDKN2B

Alternate names for this Gene: CDK4I|INK4B|MTS2|P15|TP15|p15INK4b

Gene Summary: This gene lies adjacent to the tumor suppressor gene CDKN2A in a region that is frequently mutated and deleted in a wide variety of tumors. This gene encodes a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, which forms a complex with CDK4 or CDK6, and prevents the activation of the CDK kinases, thus the encoded protein functions as a cell growth regulator that controls cell cycle G1 progression. The expression of this gene was found to be dramatically induced by TGF beta, which suggested its role in the TGF beta induced growth inhibition. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 9

Location in Chromosome : 9p21.3

Description of this Gene: cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2B

Type of Gene: protein-coding