APOBEC2, Official Symbol APOBEC2provided by HGNC Official Full Name apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic subunit 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:605 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000124701 MIM:604797; AllianceGenome:HGNC:605 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ARP1; ARCD1 Summary Enables cytidine deaminase activity and identical protein binding activity. Involved in DNA demethylation. Acts upstream of or within cytidine to uridine editing. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in heart (RPKM 45.3), prostate (RPKM 9.9) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all