Spondin 2

Spondin 2, also known as mindin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SPON2 gene.

Further reading

• Yan, L; Wei, X; Tang, Q. Z.; Feng, J; Zhang, Y; Liu, C; Bian, Z. Y.; Zhang, L. F.; Chen, M; Bai, X; Wang, A. B.; Fassett, J; Chen, Y; He, Y. W.; Yang, Q; Liu, P. P.; Li, H (2011). "Cardiac-specific mindin overexpression attenuates cardiac hypertrophy via blocking AKT/GSK3β and TGF-β1-Smad signalling". Cardiovascular Research. 92 (1): 85–94. doi:10.1093/cvr/cvr159. PMC 3657538. PMID 21632881.
• Qian, X; Li, C; Pang, B; Xue, M; Wang, J; Zhou, J (2012). "Spondin-2 (SPON2), a more prostate-cancer-specific diagnostic biomarker". PLoS ONE. 7 (5): e37225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037225. PMC 3352876. PMID 22615945.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
• Feinstein, Y; Klar, A (2004). "The neuronal class 2 TSR proteins F-spondin and Mindin: A small family with divergent biological activities". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 36 (6): 975–80. doi:10.1016/j.biocel.2004.01.002. PMID 15094111.
• Li, Y; Cao, C; Jia, W; Yu, L; Mo, M; Wang, Q; Huang, Y; Lim, J. M.; Ishihara, M; Wells, L; Azadi, P; Robinson, H; He, Y. W.; Zhang, L; Mariuzza, R. A. (2009). "Structure of the F-spondin domain of mindin, an integrin ligand and pattern recognition molecule". The EMBO Journal. 28 (3): 286–97. doi:10.1038/emboj.2008.288. PMC 2637340. PMID 19153605.
• Liao, C. H.; Yeh, S. C.; Huang, Y. H.; Chen, R. N.; Tsai, M. M.; Chen, W. J.; Chi, H. C.; Tai, P. J.; Liao, C. J.; Wu, S. M.; Cheng, W. L.; Pai, L. M.; Lin, K. H. (2010). "Positive regulation of spondin 2 by thyroid hormone is associated with cell migration and invasion". Endocrine Related Cancer. 17 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1677/ERC-09-0050. PMID 19903741.
• Murakoshi, M; Tanimoto, M; Gohda, T; Hagiwara, S; Takagi, M; Horikoshi, S; Tomino, Y (2011). "Mindin: A novel marker for podocyte injury in diabetic nephropathy". Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 26 (7): 2153–60. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfq708. PMID 21098016.
• Manda, R; Kohno, T; Matsuno, Y; Takenoshita, S; Kuwano, H; Yokota, J (1999). "Identification of genes (SPON2 and C20orf2) differentially expressed between cancerous and noncancerous lung cells by mRNA differential display". Genomics. 61 (1): 5–14. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.5939. PMID 10512675.
• Choy, K. W.; Wang, C. C.; Ogura, A; Lau, T. K.; Rogers, M. S.; Ikeo, K; Gojobori, T; Lam, D. S.; Pang, C. P. (2006). "Genomic annotation of 15,809 ESTs identified from pooled early gestation human eyes". Physiological Genomics. 25 (1): 9–15. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00121.2005. PMID 16368877.
• Kong, A; Thorleifsson, G; Stefansson, H; Masson, G; Helgason, A; Gudbjartsson, D. F.; Jonsdottir, G. M.; Gudjonsson, S. A.; Sverrisson, S; Thorlacius, T; Jonasdottir, A; Hardarson, G. A.; Palsson, S. T.; Frigge, M. L.; Gulcher, J. R.; Thorsteinsdottir, U; Stefansson, K (2008). "Sequence variants in the RNF212 gene associate with genome-wide recombination rate". Science. 319 (5868): 1398–401. doi:10.1126/science.1152422. PMID 18239089.