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FCER2
Fc epsilon receptor II
Chromosome 19 · 19p13.2
NCBI Gene: 2208Ensembl: ENSG00000104921.15HGNC: HGNC:3612UniProt: K3W4U1
150PubMed Papers
20Diseases
1Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Receptor
CLINICAL
Clinical Trials
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
macrophage activationdefense response to bacteriumFc receptor-mediated immune complex endocytosislow-affinity IgE receptor activityAbnormality of the skeletal systemchronic lymphocytic leukemiadiabetes mellitusatopic eczema
✦AI Summary

FCER2 encodes CD23, a low-affinity IgE receptor with critical roles in adaptive immunity and allergic disease. On B cells, FCER2/CD23 initiates IgE-dependent antigen uptake and presentation to T cells 1, and serves as a marker of type 2-polarized memory B cells that function as precursors of pathogenic IgE-producing plasma cells 23. CD23+ IgG1+ memory B cells expressing IL4R and germline IGHE transcript are enriched in atopic individuals and correlate with circulating IgE levels 23. On macrophages, FCER2 signaling activates the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway for intracellular parasite killing 4. Beyond allergic responses, FCER2 participates in spermatogonial stem cell proliferation via the NOTCH2/HES1 pathway, with mutations associated with azoospermia 5. Functionally, FCER2 variants modulate inhaled corticosteroid responsiveness in asthma and chr19 rhinosinusitis; the rs2228137 R62W polymorphism increases IgE binding affinity and Egr-1 expression in B cells 6789. Proteomic studies confirm FCER2 downregulation by corticosteroids in asthma 10. These findings establish FCER2 as a multifunctional immune regulator controlling IgE responses and a pharmacogenetic determinant of corticosteroid sensitivity.

Sources cited
1
FCER2 initiates IgE-dependent antigen uptake and presentation to T cells on B cells
PMID: 2167225
2
On macrophages, FCER2 activation induces intracellular parasite killing via L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway
PMID: 7544003
3
CD23+ IgG1+ memory B cells containing high-affinity allergen-specific clones correlate with circulating IgE in peanut allergy
PMID: 38324641
4
CD23+ IL4R+ IgG+ memory B cells expressing IGHE are precursors of IgE plasma cells and frequency correlates with IgE levels in atopic disease
PMID: 36445014
5
FCER2 promotes spermatogonial stem cell proliferation via NOTCH2/HES1 pathway and mutations associate with azoospermia
PMID: 35699595
6
FCER2 R62W SNP increases IgE binding affinity and Egr-1 expression in human B cells
PMID: 24010859
7
FCER2 variants contribute to variability in lung function and inhaled corticosteroid response in asthma
PMID: 19077707
8
FCER2 2206A>G polymorphism associates with inhaled corticosteroid efficacy in chronic rhinosinusitis
PMID: 37905480
9
FCER2 rs28364072 polymorphism correlates with inhaled corticosteroid responsiveness in asthmatic children
PMID: 33108776
10
FCER2 is downregulated by prednisolone in mepolizumab-treated severe asthma
PMID: 39097197
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.21Weak
chronic lymphocytic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.13Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.13Weak
atopic eczemaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
skin diseaseOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
childhood leukemiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
immunodeficiency 86Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Hodgkins lymphomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
asthmaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 3Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
immune deficiency, familial variableOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
classic Hodgkin lymphomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
multiple myelomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 5Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 2Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
immunodeficiency, common variable, 14Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
MHC class II deficiency 5Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
macroglobulinemia, Waldenstrom, 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
IgE responsiveness, atopicOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
isolated agammaglobulinemiaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets1
LUMILIXIMABPhase II
Immunoglobulin epsilon Fc receptor antagonist
childhood leukemia
Related Genes
CR2Protein interaction98%NOTCH2Protein interaction75%STAT6Protein interaction75%CD19Protein interaction72%GBP6Shared pathway22%HAMPShared pathway20%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Lung
38%
Liver
23%
Heart
15%
Ovary
3%
Brain
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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FCER2CR2NOTCH2STAT6CD19GBP6HAMP
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB2H2T · 1.30 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.09LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.82 [0.63–1.09]
RankingsWhere FCER2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,014of 20,598
    Most Researched150 · top quartile
  • #11,059of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.09
Genes detectedFCER2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
CD23
PMID: 38324641
Sci Transl Med · 2024
1.00
2
Pharmacogenetics of asthma.
PMID: 19077707
Curr Opin Pulm Med · 2009
0.90
3
[The correlation between FCER2 gene polymorphism and the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis].
PMID: 37905480
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi · 2023
0.80
4
RNF144B stimulates the proliferation and inhibits the apoptosis of human spermatogonial stem cells via the FCER2/NOTCH2/HES1 pathway and its abnormality is associated with azoospermia.
PMID: 35699595
J Cell Physiol · 2022
0.70
5
IgG memory B cells expressing IL4R and FCER2 are associated with atopic diseases.
PMID: 36445014
Allergy · 2023
0.60