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Angiopoietin-2 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''ANGPT2''
gene
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Naturally occurring antagonist for both
ANGPT1
Angiopoietin 1 is a type of angiopoietin and is encoded by the gene ANGPT1.
Angiopoietins are proteins with important roles in vascular development and angiogenesis. All angiopoietins bind with similar affinity to an endothelial cell-specific ty ...
and
TIE2
The angiopoietin receptors are receptors that bind angiopoietin.
TIE-1 and TIE-2 comprise the cell-surface receptors that bind and are activated by the angiopoietins, (Ang1, Ang2, Ang3, Ang4). The angiopoietins are protein growth factors req ...
; expressed only at the sites of vascular remodeling; similar to angiopoietin-1
Function
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Angiopoietin#Clinical relevance
Interactions
ANGPT2 has been shown to
interact
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with
TEK tyrosine kinase
Angiopoietin-1 receptor also known as CD202B (cluster of differentiation 202B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''TEK'' gene. Also known as TIE2, it is an angiopoietin receptor.
Function
The TEK receptor tyrosine kinase is expres ...
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See also
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Angiopoietin
Angiopoietin is part of a family of vascular growth factors that play a role in embryonic and postnatal angiogenesis. Angiopoietin signaling most directly corresponds with angiogenesis, the process by which new arteries and veins form from pree ...
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