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Facts about Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2.
PTGS2 accounts for production of inflammatory prostaglandins. Up- regulation of PTGS2 is also correlated with increased cell adhesion, phenotypic changes, resistance to apoptosis and tumor angiogenesis.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PTGS2 |
| Uniprot: | P35354 |
| Entrez: | 5743 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| prostaglandin G/H synthase family |

COX2; COX-2; COX2cyclooxygenase 2b; cyclooxygenase-2; EC 1.14.99; EC 1.14.99.1; GRIPGHS; hCox-2; PGG/HS; PGH synthase 2; PGHS-2; PHS II; PHS-2; PHS-II; prostaglandin G/H synthase 2; prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase; Prostaglandin H2 synthase 2; prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (prostaglandin G/H synthase andcyclooxygenase); Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2; PTGS2
Mass (kDA):
68.996 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q31.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (186671791..186680423, complement) |
Microsome membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Peripheral membrane protein.





PMID: 8473346 by Jones D.A., et al. Molecular cloning of human prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase type II and demonstration of expression in response to cytokines.
PMID: 1380156 by Hla T., et al. Human cyclooxygenase-2 cDNA.
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