PALB2, Official Symbol PALB2provided by HGNC Official Full Name partner and localizer of BRCA2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:26144 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000083093 MIM:610355; AllianceGenome:HGNC:26144 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 FANCN; PNCA3; BROVCA5 Summary This gene encodes a protein that may function in tumor suppression. This protein binds to and colocalizes with the breast cancer 2 early onset protein (BRCA2) in nuclear foci and likely permits the stable intranuclear localization and accumulation of BRCA2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 4.0), esophagus (RPKM 2.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all