BAT2

Large proline-rich protein BAT2 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the BAT2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
A cluster of genes, BAT1-BAT5, has been localized in the vicinity of the genes for is_associated_with::TNF alpha and TNF beta. These genes are all within the human major histocompatibility complex class III region. This gene has microsatellite repeats which are associated with the age-at-onset of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and possibly thought to be involved with the inflammatory process of pancreatic beta-cell destruction during the development of IDDM. This gene is also a candidate gene for the development of rheumatoid arthritis. There are two alternatively spliced transcripts encoding different isoforms described for this gene.

Interactions
BAT2 has been shown to interact with:
 * is_associated_with::C1QBP,
 * is_associated_with::EIF3S6,
 * HNRNPA1,
 * is_associated_with::IFT88,
 * is_associated_with::IMMT, and
 * is_associated_with::UBAP2L.