TNS2, Official Symbol TNS2provided by HGNC Official Full Name tensin 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:19737 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000111077 MIM:607717; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19737 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 C1TEN; TENC1; C1-TEN Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the tensin family. Tensin is a focal adhesion molecule that binds to actin filaments and participates in signaling pathways. This protein plays a role in regulating cell migration. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and three transcript variants encoding three distinct isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 68.0), ovary (RPKM 31.0) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all