Mal, T Cell Differentiation Protein 2
Myelin And Lymphocyte Protein 2
MAL Proteolipid Protein 2
Protein MAL2
Mal, T-Cell Differentiation Protein 2 (Gene/Pseudogene)
Mal, T Cell Differentiation Protein 2 (Gene/Pseudogene)
MAL2 Proteolipid Protein
This gene encodes a multispan transmembrane protein belonging to the MAL proteolipid family. The protein is a component of lipid rafts and, in polarized cells, it primarily localizes to endosomal structures beneath the apical membrane. It is required for transcytosis, an intracellular transport pathway used to deliver membrane-bound proteins and exogenous cargos from the basolateral to the apical surface. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the MAL2 gene was downregulated during long-term weight loss (0 to 12 months) in weight losers and showed a significant DNA methylation-expression correlation that was replicated in a validation cohort of BMI-discordant monozygotic twin pairs [Bollepalli et al. DOI:10.1038/ijo.2017.245].