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FLOT2
flotillin 2
Chromosome 17 · 17q11.2
NCBI Gene: 2319Ensembl: ENSG00000132589.16HGNC: HGNC:3758UniProt: J3QLD9
222PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
vesiclecell-cell contact zonebasolateral plasma membranelamellipodiumhypertensionnasopharyngeal carcinomaneoplasmglioma
✦AI Summary

FLOT2 (flotillin 2) is a lipid microdomain-associated scaffolding protein that functions as a key regulator of cellular vesicle dynamics and disease progression across multiple pathological contexts. Mechanistically, FLOT2 organizes caveolar membrane microdomains and modulates intraluminal vesicle biogenesis within multivesicular bodies 1. The protein stabilizes critical structural proteins through direct protein-protein interactions; notably, FLOT2 protects synaptopodin from K48-linked polyubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation in podocytes 2, and stabilizes EphA2 in gliomas 3. FLOT2 also facilitates autophagosome-lysosome fusion through interaction with LAMP2, a mechanism protective in sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction 4. Clinically, FLOT2 overexpression is consistently associated with cancer progression and poor prognosis. Elevated FLOT2 correlates with invasion depth, metastasis, and advanced staging in colorectal cancer 56. FLOT2 silencing reduces colorectal cancer cell invasion and migration by suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers 6. In gliomas, FLOT2 upregulation promotes growth and invasion through EphA2 stabilization 3. HNRNPH1-mediated m6A-dependent stabilization of FLOT2 mRNA drives nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression 7. Conversely, in non-malignant disease, FLOT2 deficiency exacerbates pathology: podocyte-specific FLOT2 knockout worsens diabetic nephropathy 2, while FLOT2 ablation inhibits pathological osteoclastogenesis 8. These findings establish FLOT2 as a multi-functional therapeutic target with context-dependent roles in cancer promotion and disease-protective mechanisms.

Sources cited
1
Mechanistically, FLOT2 organizes caveolar membrane microdomains and modulates intraluminal vesicle biogenesis within multivesicular bodies .
PMID: 39051750
2
The protein stabilizes critical structural proteins through direct protein-protein interactions; notably, FLOT2 protects synaptopodin from K48-linked polyubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation in podocytes , and stabilizes EphA2 in gliomas .
PMID: 40681143
3
The protein stabilizes critical structural proteins through direct protein-protein interactions; notably, FLOT2 protects synaptopodin from K48-linked polyubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation in podocytes , and stabilizes EphA2 in gliomas .
PMID: 33631676
4
FLOT2 also facilitates autophagosome-lysosome fusion through interaction with LAMP2, a mechanism protective in sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction .
PMID: 40066518
5
Elevated FLOT2 correlates with invasion depth, metastasis, and advanced staging in colorectal cancer , .
PMID: 35419458
6
HNRNPH1-mediated m6A-dependent stabilization of FLOT2 mRNA drives nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression .
PMID: 39570559
7
Conversely, in non-malignant disease, FLOT2 deficiency exacerbates pathology: podocyte-specific FLOT2 knockout worsens diabetic nephropathy , while FLOT2 ablation inhibits pathological osteoclastogenesis .
PMID: 40816424
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.18Weak
nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Weak
gliomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gestational diabetesOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
chronic myelogenous leukemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lymph node metastatic carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
diffuse large B-cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SORBS1Protein interaction99%CAV1Protein interaction97%CDH1Protein interaction95%PTOV1Protein interaction92%SLC6A3Protein interaction90%STOMProtein interaction87%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
81%
Bone Marrow
74%
Brain
66%
Heart
54%
Ovary
37%
Gene Interaction Network
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FLOT2SORBS1CAV1CDH1PTOV1SLC6A3STOM
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q14254
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.79LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.59 [0.45–0.79]
RankingsWhere FLOT2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #1,839of 20,598
    Most Researched222 · top 10%
  • #6,523of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.79
Genes detectedFLOT2
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
LAMP2-FLOT2 interaction enhances autophagosome-lysosome fusion to protect the septic heart in response to ILC2.
PMID: 40066518
Autophagy · 2025
1.00
2
Baohuoside I chemosensitises breast cancer to paclitaxel by suppressing extracellular vesicle/CXCL1 signal released from apoptotic cells.
PMID: 39051750
J Extracell Vesicles · 2024
0.90
3
HDAC6-mediated deacetylation of FLOT2 maintains stability and tumorigenic function of FLOT2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
PMID: 39174882
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban · 2024
0.88
4
FLOT2 overexpression is associated with the progression and prognosis of human colorectal cancer.
PMID: 30854055
Oncol Lett · 2019
0.80
5
Flot2 protects against podocyte injury by maintaining the stability of synaptopodin in diabetic nephropathy.
PMID: 40681143
Metabolism · 2025
0.70