Name

NOVA2 Gene

neuro-oncological ventral antigen 2

Enables sequence-specific mRNA binding activity. Involved in neuron differentiation and regulation of alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]

NOVA1 Gene

neuro-oncological ventral antigen 1

This gene encodes a neuron-specific RNA-binding protein, a member of the Nova family of paraneoplastic disease antigens, that is recognized and inhibited by paraneoplastic antibodies. These antibodies are found in the sera of patients with paraneoplastic opsoclonus-ataxia, breast cancer, and small cell lung cancer. Alternatively spliced transcripts encoding distinct isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]