HYAL2

hyaluronidase 2

Summary

This gene encodes a weak acid-active hyaluronidase. The encoded protein is similar in structure to other more active hyaluronidases. Hyaluronidases degrade hyaluronan, one of the major glycosaminoglycans of the extracellular matrix. Hyaluronan and fragments of hyaluronan are thought to be involved in cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Although it was previously thought to be a lysosomal hyaluronidase that is active at a pH below 4, the encoded protein is likely a GPI-anchored cell surface protein. This hyaluronidase serves as a receptor for the oncogenic virus Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus. The gene is one of several related genes in a region of chromosome 3p21.3 associated with tumor suppression. This gene encodes two alternatively spliced transcript variants which differ only in the 5' UTR.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

Known Variants55 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs12027127923:50,355,570C/Auncertain significance
rs3743290993:50,355,585G/Auncertain significance
rs24708731823:50,355,591A/Tuncertain significance
rs3733074693:50,355,631C/Tuncertain significance
rs1399607193:50,355,709A/Cpathogenic
rs354555893:50,355,730T/Gbenign
rs5877073853:50,355,764C/Guncertain significance
rs7819947353:50,355,782A/Glikely benign
rs1500047513:50,355,818A/Glikely benign
rs3689177083:50,355,819T/Cuncertain significance
rs14723204153:50,355,847G/Auncertain significance
rs15537158953:50,355,850G/Alikely pathogenic
rs7823723483:50,355,883G/Alikely benign
rs1392029183:50,355,912T/Cuncertain significance
rs9281829953:50,355,916C/Tuncertain significance
rs7826899853:50,356,387C/Tuncertain significance
rs1494545493:50,356,405C/Tlikely benign
rs7826623343:50,356,433G/Auncertain significance
rs1403767583:50,356,435G/Alikely benign
rs3699283473:50,356,458T/Cuncertain significance
rs2016946553:50,356,463G/Auncertain significance
rs1478384103:50,356,693C/Tdownstream gene variant
rs2006050963:50,357,013G/Auncertain significance
rs5876886443:50,357,037C/Tuncertain significance
rs7826822033:50,357,038G/Apathogenic
rs3739666763:50,357,071C/Tuncertain significance
rs1424056703:50,357,092G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs10500743:50,357,136C/Tuncertain significance
rs1842026893:50,357,168A/Gbenign
rs7819991153:50,357,172G/Amissense variantpathogenic
rs2002019223:50,357,184G/Auncertain significance
rs21093244833:50,357,208A/Cpathogenic
rs7818916693:50,357,217T/Cuncertain significance
rs7825342383:50,357,223G/Tuncertain significance
rs3741378773:50,357,244C/Tuncertain significance
rs1996568693:50,357,245G/Auncertain significance
rs21093247073:50,357,310C/Glikely pathogenic
rs15537162853:50,357,316A/Cuncertain significance
rs3759305993:50,357,317G/Auncertain significance
rs7823025443:50,357,323G/Auncertain significance
rs785321143:50,357,330C/Tlikely benign
rs7821428113:50,357,377C/Tuncertain significance
rs24708771973:50,357,379A/Cuncertain significance
rs13212682913:50,357,478T/Clikely pathogenic
rs1119296973:50,357,498C/Guncertain significance
rs7824800163:50,357,568T/Cuncertain significance
rs17026534713:50,357,571A/Guncertain significance
rs24708777303:50,357,605G/Auncertain significance
rs15537164393:50,357,727G/Cpathogenic
rs7826422463:50,357,731C/Tpathogenic
rs3731634833:50,357,753G/Tuncertain significance
rs7827182603:50,357,806C/Tuncertain significance
rs7092103:50,357,869C/Abenign
rs7820899633:50,357,914C/Guncertain significance
rs76294253:50,357,929C/Tlikely benign

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.