OAS2

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the OAS2 gene.[1][2] This gene encodes a member of the 2-5A synthetase family, essential proteins involved in the innate immune response to viral infection. The encoded protein is induced by interferons and uses adenosine triphosphate in 2'-specific nucleotidyl transfer reactions to synthesize 2',5'-oligoadenylates (2-5As). These molecules activate latent RNase L, which results in viral RNA degradation and the inhibition of viral replication. The three known members of this gene family are located in a cluster on chromosome 12. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.[2]

References

  1. Hovnanian A, Rebouillat D, Mattei MG, Levy ER, Marie I, Monaco AP, Hovanessian AG (Dec 1998). "The human 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase locus is composed of three distinct genes clustered on chromosome 12q24.2 encoding the 100-, 69-, and 40-kDa forms". Genomics. 52 (3): 267–277. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5443. PMID 9790745.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: OAS2 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase 2, 69/71kDa".

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