INSIG2

insulin induced gene 2

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is highly similar to the protein product encoded by gene INSIG1. Both INSIG1 protein and this protein are endoplasmic reticulum proteins that block the processing of sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) by binding to SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP), and thus prevent SCAP from escorting SREBPs to the Golgi. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants20 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs101853162:118,844,478C/Gupstream gene variant
rs1504744342:118,845,121G/T
rs728396162:118,846,970T/Gregulatory region variant
rs13520832:118,847,841G/T
rs124643552:118,849,850A/Gintron variant
rs724950432:118,851,758G/T
rs3706853892:118,854,172T/Auncertain significance
rs7654156532:118,854,250G/Tuncertain significance
rs7493206252:118,854,299C/Tuncertain significance
rs21618292:118,856,914A/T
rs104906252:118,859,556G/Aintron variant
rs8899042:118,860,471C/Tregulatory region variant
rs355518002:118,860,873T/Cbenign
rs16785951422:118,860,884A/Guncertain significance
rs104906242:118,862,492T/Cregulatory region variant
rs93087622:118,863,874C/G
rs16786821282:118,864,346C/Guncertain significance
rs7815905122:118,864,368T/Cuncertain significance
rs170477632:118,864,756A/Gbenign
rs170477642:118,868,582G/Cdownstream gene variant

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.