Fhl2 Gene Summary [Rat]
Predicted to enable bHLH transcription factor binding activity; identical protein binding activity; and transcription corepressor activity. Involved in negative regulation of calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade. Located in M band and Z disc. Orthologous to human FHL2 (four and a half LIM domains 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Details
| Type | Protein Coding |
| Official Symbol | Fhl2 |
| Official Name | four and a half LIM domains 2 [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:61963] |
| Ensembl ID | ENSRNOG00000016866 |
| Bio databases IDs | |
| Aliases | four and a half LIM domains 2 |
| Synonyms | AAG11, DRAL, four and a half LIM domains 2, Skeletal muscle lim protein 3, SLIM-3 |
| Species | Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
| Orthologies |
Protein Domains
A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Fhl2 often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
- transcription regulator
- LIM is a small protein-protein interaction domain, containing two zinc fingers
- half LIM domain
- transcription co-repressor
- transcription factor binding
- protein binding
- identical protein binding
Top Findings
The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
- obesity
- fibrosis
- weight gain
- organismal death
- prostate cancer
- osteoporosis
- cardiac hypertrophy
- primary myelofibrosis
- breast carcinoma
- lung adenocarcinoma
role in cell
- activation in
- binding in
- expression in
- phosphorylation in
- migration
- cellular infiltration by
- invasion
- proliferation
- number
- degradation in
Subcellular Expression
Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
- Nucleus
- nuclear fraction
- membrane fraction
- cytoskeleton
- Cytoplasm
- cell periphery
- cellular membrane
- focal adhesions
- Plasma Membrane
- actin filaments
- sarcomere
- cytosol
- nuclear foci
- nucleoplasm
- m-bands
- Z line
- fibrils
- actin stress fibers
- chromatin
- cytosolic fraction
Gene Ontology Annotations
Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Fhl2 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.
Biological Process
Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
- negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
- negative regulation of apoptotic process
- negative regulation of calcineurin-NFAT signaling cascade
- osteoblast differentiation
- atrial cardiac muscle cell development
- ventricular cardiac muscle cell development
- response to hormone stimulus
- heart trabecula formation
Cellular Component
Where in the cell the gene product is active
- nucleus
- Z disc
- focal adhesion
- nucleoplasm
Molecular Function
What the gene product does at the molecular level
- identical protein binding
- protein binding
- transcription cofactor activity
- metal ion binding
- transcription corepressor activity
- transcription factor binding
- bHLH transcription factor binding