Seroatlas · Human Serome Atlas

ATG2B

Autophagy-related protein 2 homolog B

Also known as: ATG2B_HUMAN, BLTP4B, C14orf103, FLJ10242

Cross-references: UniProt · Ensembl · Human Protein Atlas · GeneCards · NCBI Gene

Protein identityUniProt · HPA

UniProt accession
Q96BY7
Gene
ATG2B
Ensembl
ENSG00000066739
Chromosome
14
Canonical length
2078 aa
Protein class
Predicted intracellular proteins, Transporters
Subcellular location
Endoplasmic reticulum,Vesicles

OverviewNCBI Gene

This gene encodes a protein required for autophagy. The encoded protein is involved in autophagosome formation. A germline duplication of a region that includes this gene is associated with predisposition to myeloid malignancies. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

Canonical amino-acid sequenceUniProt

2078 residues, UniProt reviewed canonical sequence.

>Q96BY7|ATG2B
     1  MPWPFSESIK KRACRYLLQR YLGHFLQEKL SLEQLSLDLY QGTGSLAQVP LDKWCLNEIL
    61  ESADAPLEVT EGFIQSISLS VPWGSLLQDN CALEVRGLEM VFRPRPRPAT GSEPMYWSSF
   121  MTSSMQLAKE CLSQKLTDEQ GEGSQPFEGL EKFAETIETV LRRVKVTFID TVLRIEHVPE
   181  NSKTGTALEI RIERTVYCDE TADESSGINV HQPTAFAHKL LQLSGVSLFW DEFSASAKSS
   241  PVCSTAPVET EPKLSPSWNP KIIYEPHPQL TRNLPEIAPS DPVQIGRLIG RLELSLTLKQ
   301  NEVLPGAKLD VDGQIDSIHL LLSPRQVHLL LDMLAAIAGP ENSSKIGLAN KDRKNRPMQQ
   361  EDEYRIQMEL NRYYLRKDSL SVGVSSEQSF YETETARTPS SREEEVFFSM ADMDMSHSLS
   421  SLPPLGDPPN MDLELSLTST YTNTPAGSPL SATVLQPTWG EFLDHHKEQP VRGSTFPSNL
   481  VHPTPLQKTS LPSRSVSVDE SRPELIFRLA VGTFSISVLH IDPLSPPETS QNLNPLTPMA
   541  VAFFTCIEKI DPARFSTEDF KSFRAVFAEA CSHDHLRFIG TGIKVSYEQR QRSASRYFST
   601  DMSIGQMEFL ECLFPTDFHS VPPHYTELLT FHSKEETGSH SPVCLQLHYK HSENRGPQGN
   661  QARLSSVPHK AELQIKLNPV CCELDISIVD RLNSLLQPQK LATVEMMASH MYTSYNKHIS
   721  LHKAFTEVFL DDSHSPANCR ISVQVATPAL NLSVRFPIPD LRSDQERGPW FKKSLQKEIL
   781  YLAFTDLEFK TEFIGGSTPE QIKLELTFRE LIGSFQEEKG DPSIKFFHVS SGVDGDTTSS
   841  DDFDWPRIVL KINPPAMHSI LERIAAEEEE ENDGHYQEEE EGGAHSLKDV CDLRRPAPSP
   901  FSSRRVMFEN EQMVMPGDPV EMTEFQDKAI SNSHYVLELT LPNIYVTLPN KSFYEKLYNR
   961  IFNDLLLWEP TAPSPVETFE NISYGIGLSV ASQLINTFNK DSFSAFKSAV HYDEESGSEE
  1021  ETLQYFSTVD PNYRSRRKKK LDSQNKNSQS FLSVLLNINH GLIAVFTDVK QDNGDLLENK
  1081  HGEFWLEFNS GSLFCVTKYE GFDDKHYICL HSSSFSLYHK GIVNGVILPT ETRLPSSTRP
  1141  HWLEPTIYSS EEDGLSKTSS DGVGGDSLNM LSVAVKILSD KSESNTKEFL IAVGLKGATL
  1201  QHRMLPSGLS WHEQILYFLN IADEPVLGYN PPTSFTTFHV HLWSCALDYR PLYLPIRSLL
  1261  TVETFSVSSS VALDKSSSTL RIILDEAALH LSDKCNTVTI NLSRDYVRVM DMGLLELTIT
  1321  AVKSDSDGEQ TEPRFELHCS SDVVHIRTCS DSCAALMNLI QYIASYGDLQ TPNKADMKPG
  1381  AFQRRSKVDS SGRSSSRGPV LPEADQQMLR DLMSDAMEEI DMQQGTSSVK PQANGVLDEK
  1441  SQIQEPCCSD LFLFPDESGN VSQESGPTYA SFSHHFISDA MTGVPTENDD FCILFAPKAA
  1501  MQEKEEEPVI KIMVDDAIVI RDNYFSLPVN KTDTSKAPLH FPIPVIRYVV KEVSLVWHLY
  1561  GGKDFGIVPP TSPAKSYISP HSSPSHTPTR HGRNTVCGGK GRNHDFLMEI QLSKVKFQHE
  1621  VYPPCKPDCD SSLSEHPVSR QVFIVQDLEI RDRLATSQMN KFLYLYCSKE MPRKAHSNML
  1681  TVKALHVCPE SGRSPQECCL RVSLMPLRLN IDQDALFFLK DFFTSLSAEV ELQMTPDPEV
  1741  KKSPGADVTC SLPRHLSTSK EPNLVISFSG PKQPSQNDSA NSVEVVNGME EKNFSAEEAS
  1801  FRDQPVFFRE FRFTSEVPIR LDYHGKHVSM DQGTLAGILI GLAQLNCSEL KLKRLSYRHG
  1861  LLGVDKLFSY AITEWLNDIK KNQLPGILGG VGPMHSLVQL VQGLKDLVWL PIEQYRKDGR
  1921  IVRGFQRGAA SFGTSTAMAA LELTNRMVQT IQAAAETAYD MVSPGTLSIE PKKTKRFPHH
  1981  RLAHQPVDLR EGVAKAYSVV KEGITDTAQT IYETAAREHE SRGVTGAVGE VLRQIPPAVV
  2041  KPLIVATEAT SNVLGGMRNQ IRPDVRQDES QKWRHGDD

LocalizationUniProt · AlphaFold · HPA

Whether an antibody against ATG2B can act on the native protein depends on physical access: surface and secreted proteins are reachable by circulating antibodies, intracellular proteins usually are not.

Antibody reachability
Other membrane
Secreted
No
Transmembrane segments
0
Mean surface accessibility (rSASA)
0.41
Highest tissue expression
12 nTPM

Expression across tissuesHPA

Tissue

  • cerebellum: 12 nTPM
  • pancreas: 12 nTPM
  • skin: 11 nTPM
  • retina: 11 nTPM
  • liver: 9.5 nTPM
  • skeletal muscle: 8.5 nTPM

Single-cell type

  • choroid plexus epithelial cells: 130 nCPM
  • oligodendrocyte progenitor cells: 118 nCPM
  • thyrotrophs: 115 nCPM
  • somatotrophs: 113 nCPM
  • corticotrophs: 107 nCPM
  • oligodendrocytes: 103 nCPM

Immune cell

  • MAIT T-cell: 0.5 nTPM
  • NK-cell: 0.5 nTPM
  • T-reg: 0.5 nTPM
  • eosinophil: 0.4 nTPM
  • neutrophil: 0.4 nTPM
  • gdT-cell: 0.3 nTPM

Brain region

  • white matter: 25 nTPM
  • cerebellum: 24 nTPM
  • pons: 24 nTPM
  • cerebral cortex: 23 nTPM
  • basal ganglia: 21 nTPM
  • medulla oblongata: 21 nTPM

Genetic constraint and essentialitygnomAD · DepMap

Does the body need this protein intact? Low LOEUF or a strong DepMap dependency means loss or blockade of the protein is likely to be felt.

gnomAD LOEUF (loss-of-function intolerance)
0.44
gnomAD pLI
0
gnomAD missense Z
1.12
DepMap mean gene effect
0.03
DepMap dependency class
none

Cancer expressionTCGA

Across TCGA tumor cohorts, this protein is over-expressed in roughly 5% of surveyed tumor types (aggregate summary; per-cohort expression, alteration, and survival load in the interactive view).

OntologyGO

Biological processes

Molecular functions

Cellular components

Protein domainsUniProt · Pfam · InterPro

KeywordsUniProt

InteractionsUniProt · HPA

Protein binding partners of ATG2B in the human serome: UniProt-annotated complex subunits plus reported interactors. Each links to its own Seroatlas record.

Antibody and autoantibody relevanceSeroatlas analysis

Seroatlas reads ATG2B as an antibody target. Whether an autoantibody or antibody against ATG2B could matter depends on whether native ATG2B is physically reachable, whether the body needs it intact, and whether it acts in a disease-relevant tissue.

ATG2B is annotated as predominantly intracellular. Intracellular proteins are common autoantibody markers, becoming visible to the immune system after cell injury or altered processing, but are usually markers of disease rather than direct drivers.

Annotation status

The present source text does not explicitly label ATG2B as an autoantigen. Seroatlas presents hypothesis context only and does not manufacture a known-serology claim.

Canonical record: https://seroatlas.com/gene/ATG2B. Study-independent annotations aggregated from UniProt, Human Protein Atlas, PubMed, IEDB, Pfam, InterPro, Gene Ontology, AlphaFold, gnomAD, DepMap, ClinVar, TCGA. Catalog release seroatlas-reviewed-human-uniprot-20260313.

Seroatlas is the reference for exploring autoantibody and antibody serology at the human-protein level: the autoreactome and human serome, multiplex serology (HuProt, HuScan, VirScan, PhIP-Seq).

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