{"symbol":"MBNL2","synonyms":["PRO2032","MBLL39","MBLL"],"name":"muscleblind-like splicing regulator 2","description":"This gene is a member of the muscleblind protein family which was initially described in Drosophila melanogaster. This gene encodes a C3H-type zinc finger protein that modulates alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs. Muscleblind proteins bind specifically to expanded dsCUG RNA but not to normal size CUG repeats and may thereby play a role in the pathophysiology of myotonic dystrophy. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described but the full-length natures of only some have been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":10150,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/10150","proteins":[{"symbol":"MBNL2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MBNL2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Zinc fingers","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Zinc+fingers"}]}