LYZL2, Official Symbol LYZL2provided by HGNC Official Full Name lysozyme like 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29613 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000151033 MIM:612748; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29613 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 LYZD2 Summary Lysozymes (see LYZ; MIM 153450), especially C-type lysozymes, are well-recognized bacteriolytic factors widely distributed in the animal kingdom and play a mainly protective role in host defense. LYZL2 is a member of a family of lysozyme-like genes (Zhang et al., 2005 [PubMed 16014814]).[supplied by OMIM, Apr 2009] Expression Restricted expression toward testis (RPKM 14.7) See more Orthologs all