ELAVL2

ELAV like RNA binding protein 2

Summary

In humans, the ELAV like RNA binding protein gene family has four members (ELAVL1-4). ELAVL RNA binding proteins recognize AU-rich elements in the 3' UTRs of gene transcripts and thereby regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally. The protein encoded by this gene binds to several 3' UTRs, including its own and also that of FOS, ID, and POU5F1. This gene encodes ELAVL2 and, like ELAVL3 and ELAVL4, is expressed specifically in neurons and primarily localizes to the cytoplasm. This protein also forms a cytosolic complex with the normally nuclear-localized ELAVL1 protein. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

Known Variants24 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs9724365079:23,692,803T/Cuncertain significance
rs7512390559:23,692,844G/Auncertain significance
rs13223180549:23,701,399C/Tuncertain significance
rs10454621419:23,701,404G/Tuncertain significance
rs7621746119:23,701,413T/Cuncertain significance
rs14165805229:23,701,423T/Cuncertain significance
rs15873242339:23,701,433G/Cuncertain significance
rs7788519449:23,701,447G/Auncertain significance
rs24899739509:23,701,482G/Cuncertain significance
rs20372136269:23,701,519G/Tuncertain significance
rs117905559:23,703,152T/Cintron variant
rs14658435539:23,731,091T/Cuncertain significance
rs14427158709:23,762,097G/Cuncertain significance
rs7562792789:23,762,127C/Tuncertain significance
rs1468328649:23,762,156G/Auncertain significance
rs12987375409:23,762,186T/Cuncertain significance
rs24904789819:23,762,225G/Auncertain significance
rs9590919:23,775,449A/Gintron variant
rs7022229:23,805,569C/Tintron variant
rs1117478059:23,822,013A/Gregulatory region variant
rs558632039:23,827,667C/Gupstream gene variant
rs108119739:23,831,902A/Gintron variant
rs109660959:23,835,264C/T
rs123758989:23,843,293G/Aintron variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.