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Aliases & Descriptions for AIM2
(According to
1HGNC,
2Entrez Gene,
3UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
4UniProtKB/TrEMBL, 5OMIM, 6GeneLoc
, and/or 7Ensembl,
8miRBase) About This Section
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| OTTHUMP00000035296 2 | | PYHIN4 1, 2 |
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| absent in melanoma 2 2, 3 |
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| | Search outside databases for aliases for AIM2 genePrevious GC identifers: GC01M156824 GC01M154764 GC01M155810 GC01M156249 GC01M155845 |
Summaries for AIM2(According to Entrez Gene,
Wikipedia's
Gene Wiki,
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
and/or
UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
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| EntrezGene summary for AIM2: AIM2 is a member of the IFI20X /IFI16 family. It plays a putative role in tumorigenic reversion and may control cell proliferation. Interferon-gamma induces expression of AIM2. [provided by RefSeq] UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862Function: Tumor suppressor which may act by repressing NF-kappa-B transcriptional activityGene Wiki entry for AIM2 |
Genomic Location for AIM2
(According to
GeneLoc and/or
HGNC, and/or
Entrez Gene (NCBI build 36),
and/or miRBase,
Genomic Views according to
UCSC and
Ensembl,
Transcription factor binding sites according to
SABiosciences) About This Section
| Genomic View: UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track
Transcription factor binding sites upstream to the AIM2 gene 
Entrez Gene cytogenetic band: 1q22 Ensembl cytogenetic band: 1q23.2 HGNC cytogenetic band: 1q22AIM2 Gene in genomic location: bands according to Ensembl, locations according to
(and/or Entrez Gene and/or Ensembl if different)
 GeneLoc gene densities for chromosome 1 GeneLoc Exon Structure GeneLoc location for GC01M157298:
(about GC identifiers)
Start:
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157,298,665 bp from pter |
End:
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157,313,271 bp from pter |
Size:
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14,607 bases |
Orientation:
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minus strand |
RefSeq DNA sequence:- NC_000001.9 NT_004487.18
| Proteins for AIM2
(According to
1UniProtKB,
and/or Ensembl,
Phosphorylation sites according to 2Phosphosite,
RefSeq according to NCBI,
PDB rendering according to OCA and/or Proteopedia,
Recombinant Proteins
from Invitrogen,
Millipore,
Sigma-Aldrich,
R&D Systems,
Enzo Life Sciences,
Abnova,
OriGene and/or,
Abcam,
Biochemical Assays by
Invitrogen,
Millipore,
R&D Systems,
Cell Signaling Technology, and/or
Enzo Life Sciences,
Ontologies according to Gene
Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 and
Entrez Gene,
Antibodies by Invitrogen,
Millipore,
Sigma-Aldrich,
R&D Systems,
Cell Signaling Technology,
Abcam,
Abnova, and/or
Novus Biologicals)
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| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862 (See
protein sequence)Recommended Name: Interferon-inducible protein AIM2 Size: 343 amino acids; 38954 Da
Subunit: Homodimer
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAH10940.1; Type=Frameshift; Positions=340;
Secondary accessions: A8K7M7 Q5T3V9 Q96FG9REFSEQ proteins: NP_004824.1
ENSEMBL proteins: ENSP00000357111 ENSP00000357112
Human Recombinant Proteins Browse Origene for full length recombinant human proteins expressed in human HEK293 cells 
1 Gene Ontology (GO) cellular component term (links to tree view): | GO ID | Qualified GO term | Evidence | PubMed IDs |
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| GO:0005634 | nucleus |
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Antibodies for AIM2: Assays for AIM2: | Protein
Domains/ Families for AIM2(According to InterPro, ProtoNet,
UniProtKB, and/or BLOCKS,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks)
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| - Graphical View of Domain Structure for InterPro Entry O14862
ProtoNet protein and cluster: O14862 2 Blocks protein families: IPB004020 Pyrin domain IPB004021 HIN-200/IF120x domain
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862Similarity: Belongs to the HIN-200 familySimilarity: Contains 1 DAPIN domainSimilarity: Contains 1 HIN-200 domain | Gene Function for AIM2
(According to MGI Jun 06 2009, UniProtKB,
IUBMB,and/or Genatlas,
shRNA from
OriGene,
Sigma-Aldrich, RNAi from
Sigma-Aldrich,
RNAi Products,
Clones, and
Q-PCR Products
from Invitrogen,
Millipore,
OriGene, and/or
Abnova,
siRNAs from
Applied Biosystems,
SYBR primers from OriGene,
Cell-based Assays from Millipore,
Ontologies according to Gene Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 via
Entrez Gene.)
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|               OriGene 29mer shRNA kit in GFP-retroviral vector: NM_004833
Applied Biosystems Silencer® siRNAs for AIM2
Sigma-Aldrich siRNA for AIM2  Sigma-Aldrich shRNA for AIM2  Explore Sigma-Aldrich super-pooled esiRNAs 
              OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833                                  Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833                                  untagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833 
Primers: Browse
Quantitative PCR Central at Invitrogen for Q-PCR LUX™ Primers               OriGene genome-wide validated SYBR primer pairs: NM_004833
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862Function: Tumor suppressor which may act by repressing NF-kappa-B transcriptional activityInduction: By interferon gammaGenatlas biochemistry entry for AIM2:interferon gamma inducible gene,homolog to the tightly linked genes IFI16,MNDA,expressed in spleen,small intestine,peripheral blood leukocytes,39.5kDa,absent in melanoma 21 Gene Ontology (GO) molecular function term (links to tree view): | GO ID | Qualified GO term | Evidence | PubMed IDs |
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| GO:0005515 | protein binding |
IEA | -- | About this table | Pathways & Interactions for AIM2
(Pathways according to Invitrogen
(maps by GeneGo),
Millipore,
Cell Signaling Technology,
Sigma-Aldrich,
KEGG
and/or UniProtKB,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks,
Proteins Network according to
SABiosciences,
Interactions according to 1UniProtKB,
2MINT, and/or
3STRING,
with links to IntAct and
Ensembl,
Ontologies according to Gene Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 via
Entrez Gene.)
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1 Interacting protein for AIM2 (ENSP000003571113) via UniProtKB, MINT, and/or STRINGAbout this table
2 Gene Ontology (GO) biological process terms (links to tree view): About this table
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Drugs & Compounds for AIM2(Chemical Compounds according to UniProtKB, Enzo Life Sciences,
Sigma-Aldrich, Tocris Bioscience, and/or
Novoseek and Drugs according to
Enzo Life Sciences and/or
PharmGKB)
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Browse Tocris compounds for AIM2 1 Novoseek chemical compound relationship for AIM2 gene
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Transcripts for AIM2(GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ Accessions according to
Unigene
(Build 219 Homo sapiens; Jun 2 2009) or GenBank, RefSeq according to Entrez Gene,
DOTS (version 10), and/or
AceView,
non coding RNAs according to
RNAdb,
ESTs according to GeneTide,
exon structure from GeneLoc,
alternative splicing isoforms according to ASD and/or
ECgene,
RNAi Products from Invitrogen,
Millipore, and/or
Abnova,
siRNAs from Applied Biosystems,
Sigma-Aldrich,
shRNA from
Sigma-Aldrich,
OriGene,
Tagged/untagged cDNA clones from
OriGene, Expression Assays from Applied Biosystems) About This Section
|               OriGene 29mer shRNA kit in GFP-retroviral vector: NM_004833
Sigma-Aldrich siRNA for AIM2  Sigma-Aldrich shRNA for AIM2  Explore Sigma-Aldrich super-pooled esiRNAs 
Applied Biosystems Silencer® siRNAs: NM_004833 REFSEQ mRNAs for AIM2 gene: NM_004833.1
Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays: NM_004833               OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833                                  Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833                                  untagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_004833  Additional cDNA sequence: AF024714.1 AK292042.1 BC010940.1 U52053.1 7 DOTS entries: DT.310623 DT.100711389 DT.97770207 DT.100649691 DT.102831425 DT.310624 DT.92415868 24/34 AceView cDNA sequences (see all 34
):CB053629 AA458912 BM717965 AF024714 NM_004833 CD703806 BU943059 AW294096 AA555091 AA459132 AA568884 CB151016 AA215558 CD107288 AA767288 BU599245 BC010940 U52053 CA432643 CF137554 CD366430 BP339102 BI912227 BF244586
highest scoring ESTs for AIM2:AF024714 AA459132 BC010940 BI912227 BU599245 BU934160 BU943059 CB053630 AA555091 AA568884 Unigene Cluster for AIM2: Absent in melanoma 2 Hs.281898 [show with all ESTs]Unigene Representative Sequence: AK292042
GeneLoc Exon Structure
2 Ensembl transcripts including schematic representations: ENST00000368129
ENST00000368130
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Expression for AIM2
(Experimental results according to
1GeneNote
and GNF BioGPS,
probe sets-to-genes annotations according to
2GeneAnnot ,
3GeneTide ,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks,
Electronic Northern calculations according to data from
UniGene (Build 219 Homo sapiens),
SAGE tags according to
CGAP,
plus additional links to
SOURCE, and/or
GNF
BioGPS, and/or
EXPOLDB, and/or
UniProtKB,
Expression Assays from
Applied Biosystems
)
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| AIM2 expression in normal and diseased human tissues
Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays for AIM2
1 / 2 / 3 3 probe-sets matching AIM2 gene Data from
(Publications) and GNF BioGPS About these images About these images
CGAP SAGE TAG: CTACAGTGGC
SOURCE GeneReport for Unigene cluster: Hs.281898
Expression variation in blood from EXPOLDB for AIM2 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862Tissue specificity: Expressed in spleen, small intestine, peripheral blood leukocytes, and testis |
Orthologs for AIM2
(Orthologs according to
1,2HomoloGene (2older version, for species not in 1newer version),
3euGenes,
4SGD
and/or
5MGI Jun 06 2009,
with possible further links to
Flybase
and/or
WormBase,
Gene Trees according to Ensembl)
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Orthologs for AIM2 gene from 3 species
About this table Species with no ortholog for AIM2
ENSEMBL Gene Tree for AIM2 | Paralogs for AIM2(Paralogs according to 1HomoloGene and 2Ensembl, Pseudogenes according to 3Pseudogene.org) About This Section
| Paralogs for AIM2 gene
- IFI162 PYHIN12 MNDA2
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SNPs/Variants for AIM2(According to the
1NCBI SNP Database,
2Ensembl,
3PupaSUITE, and
UniProtKB,
Linkage Disequilibrium by HapMap,
Genotyping Reagents from
Applied Biosystems)
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HapMap Linkage Disequilibrium images for AIM2 (up to first 250kb)
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Disorders & Mutations for AIM2
(in which this Gene is Involved, According to
OMIM, UniProtKB,
Novoseek, PharmGKB,
Genatlas, GeneTests,
Blood group antigen gene mutations by BGMUT,
HGMD, GAD,
HuGE Navigator,
BCGD,
and/or TGDB.)
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OMIM: 604578
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: AIM2_HUMAN, O14862
Defects in AIM2 may be a cause of microsatellite unstable colon cancers2 Novoseek disease relationships for AIM2 gene
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Medical News for AIM2(Possibly Related Articles in
Doctor's Guide)
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Publications for AIM2 (in
PubMed.
Associations of this gene to articles via
1Novoseek,
2HGNC,
3Entrez Gene,
4UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
5UniProtKB/TrEMBL,
6GAD, and/or
7PharmGKB)
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| 10/18 PubMed articles for AIM2 gene (see all 18
):- Cloning a novel member of the human interferon-inducible gene family associated with control of tumorigenicity in a model of human melanoma. (PubMed id 9242382)1, 2, 3, 4 DeYoung K.L.... Trent J.M. (1997)
- Biochemical and growth regulatory activities of the HIN-200 family member and putative tumor suppressor protein, AIM2. (PubMed id 15582594)1, 3, 4 Cresswell K.S....Johnstone R.W. (2005)
- The putative tumor suppressor AIM2 is frequently affected by different genetic alterations in microsatellite unstable colon cancers. (PubMed id 17726700)3, 4 Woerner S.M.... Dihlmann S. (2007)
- AIM2 suppresses human breast cancer cell proliferation in vitro and mammary tumor growth in a mouse model. (PubMed id 16432157)3, 4 Chen I.-F.... Hung M.-C. (2006)
- The DNA sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1. (PubMed id 16710414)3, 4 Gregory S.G.... Bentley D.R. (2006)
- AIM-2: a novel tumor antigen is expressed and presented by human glioma cells. (PubMed id 15076139)1, 3 Liu G....Ying H. (2004)
- Cytoplasmic localization of the interferon-inducible protein that is encoded by the AIM2 (absent in melanoma) gene from the 200-gene family. (PubMed id 10828447)1, 3 Choubey D....Xin H. (2000)
- AIM2 activates the inflammasome and cell death in response to cytoplasmic DNA. (PubMed id 19158676)3 Fernandes-Alnemri T....Alnemri E.S. (2009)
- AIM2 recognizes cytosolic dsDNA and forms a caspase-1-activating inflammasome with ASC. (PubMed id 19158675)3 Hornung V....Fitzgerald K.A. (2009)
- The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC). (PubMed id 15489334)4 Gerhard D.S....Malek J. (2004)
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Genome Databases showing AIM2
(According to
Entrez Gene,
HGNC,
AceView,
euGenes,
Ensembl,
miRBase,
ECgene,
and/or
H-InvDB)
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| Other Databases showing AIM2
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