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ECI2
enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2
Chromosome 6 · 6p25.2
NCBI Gene: 10455Ensembl: ENSG00000198721.13HGNC: HGNC:14601UniProt: A0A0C4DGA2
89PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
membraneprotein bindingmitochondrionperoxisomethyroiditisAbnormality of the skeletal systemviral pneumoniafrozen shoulder
✦AI Summary

ECI2 (enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 2) is a mitochondrial and peroxisomal enzyme that catalyzes the isomerization of 3-cis and 3-trans double bonds to 2-trans form in enoyl-CoA species during fatty acid beta-oxidation, with preference for 3-trans substrates 1. The enzyme plays a crucial role in lipid metabolism and cellular energy production. ECI2 functions as a tumor suppressor in multiple cancers, including colorectal cancer where it reduces ether lipid-mediated IL-8 expression and neutrophil extracellular trap formation by inhibiting peroxisomal localization of AGPS 2. In prostate carcinoma, ECI2 expression correlates with EZH2 levels, though its clinical significance remains unclear 3. ECI2 demonstrates tissue-specific tumor suppressive effects in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, where overexpression inhibits proliferation and migration while increasing chemotherapy sensitivity 4. The gene shows altered expression in various cardiac conditions, including diabetic cardiomyopathy where it contributes to fatty acid metabolism disorders 5, and acute myocardial infarction where it exhibits dynamic expression patterns in cardiomyocytes and other cardiac cell types 6. ECI2 also serves as a prognostic marker in glioma, particularly in oligodendrocytes 7.

Sources cited
1
ECI2 is involved in fatty acid oxidation pathways in hepatocytes
PMID: 33190588
2
ECI2 acts as tumor suppressor in colorectal cancer by reducing ether lipid-mediated IL-8 expression and inhibiting AGPS peroxisomal localization
PMID: 39169021
3
ECI2 expression correlates with EZH2 levels in prostate carcinoma
PMID: 32873863
4
ECI2 overexpression inhibits proliferation and migration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and increases chemotherapy sensitivity
PMID: 40432805
5
ECI2 is aberrantly regulated in diabetic cardiomyopathy contributing to fatty acid metabolism disorders
PMID: 39623870
6
ECI2 shows dynamic expression patterns in cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and macrophages in acute myocardial infarction
PMID: 40619072
7
ECI2 serves as a prognostic gene in glioma and is highly expressed in oligodendrocytes
PMID: 39491527
Disease Associationsⓘ20
thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.24Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.23Weak
viral pneumoniaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
frozen shoulderOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractOpen Targets
0.17Weak
glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.17Weak
nephritisOpen Targets
0.16Weak
brain aneurysmOpen Targets
0.15Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.14Weak
mouth diseaseOpen Targets
0.13Weak
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ovarian dysfunctionOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
isolated asymptomatic elevation of creatine phosphokinaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
pentosuriaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
tooth diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ECHDC1Shared pathway100%ECHDC2Shared pathway100%ECI1Protein interaction98%CARTPTProtein interaction98%ACAA1Protein interaction97%ACADLProtein interaction97%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Heart
69%
Ovary
37%
Brain
26%
Lung
18%
Bone Marrow
13%
Gene Interaction Network
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ECI2ECHDC1ECHDC2ECI1CARTPTACAA1ACADL
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB4U19 · 1.88 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.95LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.69 [0.51–0.95]
RankingsWhere ECI2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #5,356of 20,598
    Most Researched89
  • #8,876of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.95
Genes detectedECI2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
TXNIP/VDUP1 attenuates steatohepatitis via autophagy and fatty acid oxidation.
PMID: 33190588
Autophagy · 2021
1.00
2
The lipid-metabolism enzyme ECI2 reduces neutrophil extracellular traps formation for colorectal cancer suppression.
PMID: 39169021
Nat Commun · 2024
0.90
3
Multi-omics insights into the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy: epigenetic and metabolic profiles.
PMID: 39623870
Epigenomics · 2025
0.80
4
Transcriptomic and single-cell insights into mitochondrial genes NDUFA8, ECI2, and ACADM in acute myocardial infarction.
PMID: 40619072
Gene · 2025
0.70
5
HNF1B, EZH2 and ECI2 in prostate carcinoma. Molecular, immunohistochemical and clinico-pathological study.
PMID: 32873863
Sci Rep · 2020
0.60