ASTN2, Official Symbol ASTN2provided by HGNC Official Full Name astrotactin 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17021 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000148219 MIM:612856; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17021 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as bA67K19.1 Summary This gene encodes a protein that is expressed in the brain and may function in neuronal migration, based on functional studies of the related astrotactin 1 gene in human and mouse. A deletion at this locus has been associated with schizophrenia. Multiple transcript variants encoding different proteins have been found for this locus. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010] Expression Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 6.8), brain (RPKM 6.4) and 13 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all