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Tight junction protein 2
Tight junction protein
ZO-2
is a
protein
that in
humans
is encoded by the
TJP2
gene.
Tight junction proteins
belong
to a
family
of
membrane-associated guanylate kinase
homologs
that are involved in the
organization
of epithelial and
endothelial
intercellular junctions
. TJPs
bind
to the cytoplasmic C
termini
of junctional
transmembrane proteins
and
link
them to the
actin cytoskeleton
.
Interactions
Tight junction
protein 2 has been
shown
to
interact
with
tight junction protein 1
,
band
4.1,
occludin
and
USP53
.