IRAG2 Gene

Name inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor associated 2
Description The protein encode dby this gene is expressed in a developmentally regulated manner in lymphoid cell lines and tissues. The protein is localized to the cytoplasmic face of the endoplasmic reticulum. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Summary
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NCBI Gene ID 4033
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Functional Associations

IRAG2 has 2,984 functional associations with biological entities spanning 6 categories (chemical, functional term, phrase or reference, disease, phenotype or trait, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA, sequence feature) extracted from 39 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of IRAG2 gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures dataset.
CCLE Cell Line Proteomics Cell lines associated with IRAG2 protein from the CCLE Cell Line Proteomics dataset.
CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations cell types associated with IRAG2 gene from the CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components containing IRAG2 protein from the COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with IRAG2 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DepMap CRISPR Gene Dependency cell lines with fitness changed by IRAG2 gene knockdown relative to other cell lines from the DepMap CRISPR Gene Dependency dataset.
DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations diseases associated with IRAG2 gene in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 biological processes involving IRAG2 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving IRAG2 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 cellular components containing IRAG2 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing IRAG2 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 molecular functions performed by IRAG2 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 molecular functions performed by IRAG2 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.
GTEx eQTL 2025 SNPs regulating expression of IRAG2 gene from the GTEx eQTL 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of IRAG2 gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures tissue samples with high or low expression of IRAG2 gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures dataset.
HuBMAP ASCT+B Annotations cell types associated with IRAG2 gene from the HuBMAP ASCT+B dataset.
HuBMAP ASCT+B Augmented with RNA-seq Coexpression cell types associated with IRAG2 gene from the HuBMAP ASCT+B Augmented with RNA-seq Coexpression dataset.
HuBMAP Azimuth Cell Type Annotations cell types associated with IRAG2 gene from the HuBMAP Azimuth Cell Type Annotations dataset.
IMPC Knockout Mouse Phenotypes phenotypes of mice caused by IRAG2 gene knockout from the IMPC Knockout Mouse Phenotypes dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of IRAG2 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of IRAG2 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbation Consensus Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbations Consensus Signatures dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP CRISPR Knockout Consensus Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP CRISPR Knockout Consensus Signatures dataset.
MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 phenotypes of transgenic mice caused by IRAG2 gene mutations from the MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 dataset.
MoTrPAC Rat Endurance Exercise Training tissue samples with high or low expression of IRAG2 gene relative to other tissue samples from the MoTrPAC Rat Endurance Exercise Training dataset.
PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2023 pathways involving IRAG2 protein from the PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2023 dataset.
Reactome Pathways 2024 pathways involving IRAG2 protein from the Reactome Pathways 2024 dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of IRAG2 gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas drug perturbations changing expression of IRAG2 gene from the Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas dataset.
TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of IRAG2 protein from the TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of IRAG2 protein in proteomics datasets from the TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with IRAG2 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.