Este xene codifica un membro da familia da neuropilina de proteínas receptoras. A NRP2 exprésana unha ampla variedade de tipos celulares. Esta proteína transmembrana únese a SEMA3C, SEMA3F, VEGF-A, VEGF-C, VEGF-D, TGFβ, integrinas e ANGPTL4 para promover vías de sinalización augas abaixo. Consecuentemente, a NRP2 xoga un papel no desenvolvemento cardiovascular, guía de axóns, tumoroxénese, inflamación e doenzas cardiovasculares.[3][4][5][6] Identificáronse múltiples variantes de transcritos deste xene que codifican distintas isoformas.[7]
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