Full name: prefoldin subunit 2

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: PFD2

Summary: This gene encodes a member of the prefoldin beta subunit family. The encoded protein is one of six subunits of prefoldin, a molecular chaperone complex that binds and stabilizes newly synthesized polypeptides, thereby allowing them to fold correctly. The complex, consisting of two alpha and four beta subunits, forms a double beta barrel assembly with six protruding coiled-coils. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 33.7), brain (RPKM 30.3) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 17477bp

Exon count: 5