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FBN2 gene

fibrillin 2

Normal Function

The FBN2 gene provides instructions for making a large protein called fibrillin-2. This protein is transported out of cells into the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice of proteins and other molecules that forms in the spaces between cells. In this matrix, fibrillin-2 binds to other proteins to form threadlike filaments called microfibrils. Microfibrils become part of elastic fibers which enable the skin, ligaments, and blood vessels to stretch. Researchers have suggested that fibrillin-2 plays a role in directing the assembly of elastic fibers during embryonic development. Microfibrils also contribute to more rigid tissues that support the lens of the eye, nerves, and muscles. Additionally, microfibrils hold certain growth factors called transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) proteins, which keeps them inactive. When released from microfibrils, TGF-beta growth factors are activated and affect the growth and repair of tissues throughout the body.

Health Conditions Related to Genetic Changes

Congenital contractural arachnodactyly

More than 20 mutations in the FBN2 gene have been found to cause congenital contractural arachnodactyly. Most of these mutations change one protein building block (amino acid) in the fibrillin-2 protein, usually replacing the amino acid cysteine with a different amino acid. The substitution of another amino acid for cysteine can alter the structure or function of fibrillin-2. Most other FBN2 mutations disrupt the way the FBN2 gene's instructions are used to make the fibrillin-2 protein. All of these mutations reduce the amount of fibrillin-2 available to form microfibrils. Decreased microfibril formation probably weakens the elastic fibers and causes overactivation of TGF-beta growth factors, which leads to the signs and symptoms of congenital contractural arachnodactyly.

More About This Health Condition

Other Names for This Gene

  • CCA
  • DA9
  • FBN2_HUMAN
  • fibrillin 2 (congenital contractural arachnodactyly)

Additional Information & Resources

Tests Listed in the Genetic Testing Registry

  • Tests of FBN2 From the National Institutes of Health

Scientific Articles on PubMed

  • PubMed From the National Institutes of Health

Catalog of Genes and Diseases from OMIM

  • FIBRILLIN 2; FBN2

Gene and Variant Databases

  • NCBI Gene From the National Institutes of Health
  • ClinVar From the National Institutes of Health

References

  • Frederic MY, Monino C, Marschall C, Hamroun D, Faivre L, Jondeau G, Klein HG, Neumann L, Gautier E, Binquet C, Maslen C, Godfrey M, Gupta P, Milewicz D, Boileau C, Claustres M, Beroud C, Collod-Beroud G. The FBN2 gene: new mutations, locus-specific database (Universal Mutation Database FBN2), and genotype-phenotype correlations. Hum Mutat. 2009 Feb;30(2):181-90. doi: 10.1002/humu.20794. Citation on PubMed
  • Gupta PA, Putnam EA, Carmical SG, Kaitila I, Steinmann B, Child A, Danesino C, Metcalfe K, Berry SA, Chen E, Delorme CV, Thong MK, Ades LC, Milewicz DM. Ten novel FBN2 mutations in congenital contractural arachnodactyly: delineation of the molecular pathogenesis and clinical phenotype. Hum Mutat. 2002 Jan;19(1):39-48. doi: 10.1002/humu.10017. Citation on PubMed
  • Gupta PA, Wallis DD, Chin TO, Northrup H, Tran-Fadulu VT, Towbin JA, Milewicz DM. FBN2 mutation associated with manifestations of Marfan syndrome and congenital contractural arachnodactyly. J Med Genet. 2004 May;41(5):e56. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2003.012880. No abstract available. Citation on PubMed or Free article on PubMed Central
  • Nishimura A, Sakai H, Ikegawa S, Kitoh H, Haga N, Ishikiriyama S, Nagai T, Takada F, Ohata T, Tanaka F, Kamasaki H, Saitsu H, Mizuguchi T, Matsumoto N. FBN2, FBN1, TGFBR1, and TGFBR2 analyses in congenital contractural arachnodactyly. Am J Med Genet A. 2007 Apr 1;143A(7):694-8. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31639. Citation on PubMed
  • Ramirez F, Dietz HC. Fibrillin-rich microfibrils: Structural determinants of morphogenetic and homeostatic events. J Cell Physiol. 2007 Nov;213(2):326-30. doi: 10.1002/jcp.21189. Citation on PubMed
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Genomic Location

The FBN2 gene is found on chromosome 5.

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