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MSRB2
methionine sulfoxide reductase B2
Chromosome 10 · 10p12.2
NCBI Gene: 22921Ensembl: ENSG00000148450.14HGNC: HGNC:17061UniProt: Q9Y3D2
44PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingmitochondrionprotein repaircytoplasmAbnormality of the gastrointestinal tractAlzheimer diseaseovarian neoplasmosteoarthritis, hand
✦AI Summary

MSRB2 (methionine sulfoxide reductase B2) is a mitochondrial protein that catalyzes the reduction of methionine (R)-sulfoxide back to methionine, serving as a critical antioxidant enzyme. Its primary function involves scavenging reactive oxygen species and maintaining protein homeostasis under oxidative stress conditions 1. Mechanistically, MSRB2 operates through multiple pathways: it reduces oxidized methionine residues in proteins, promotes mitophagy by reducing Parkin methionine oxidation to facilitate selective removal of damaged mitochondria 2, and reduces oxidized actin monomers to stabilize cytokinetic bridges during cell division 3. Additionally, MSRB2 regulates APP processing and Tau phosphorylation through JNK and ERK signaling pathways 1. Clinically, MSRB2 shows relevance across multiple diseases. Reduced MSRB2 expression is associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology; overexpression decreases amyloid-beta production and tau phosphorylation 1. MSRB2 is downregulated in osteoarthritis, where its overexpression mitigates chondrocyte oxidative stress and apoptosis 4. Low MSRB2 expression in Parkinson's disease correlates with reduced mitophagy 2, while increased expression in diabetes protects against cardiac complications 5. MSRB2 also serves as a diagnostic biomarker for tuberculosis 6 and sepsis 7, identifying it as a therapeutic target across neurodegenerative, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases.

Sources cited
1
MSRB2 reduces APP, BACE1, and amyloid-beta levels; regulates Tau phosphorylation via JNK/ERK signaling; reduces apoptosis-related proteins in Alzheimer's disease models
PMID: 31078523
2
MSRB2 switches on mitophagy by reducing Parkin methionine oxidation; reduced expression in Parkinson's disease correlates with impaired mitophagy; MsrB2 knockout leads to increased apoptosis
PMID: 31282614
3
Cytosolic MSRB2 reduces oxidized actin monomers to promote F-actin polymerization at the midbody, stabilizing cytokinetic intercellular bridges and preventing tetraploidy
PMID: 32029597
4
MSRB2 expression is reduced in osteoarthritis; overexpression in chondrocytes decreases ROS, prevents apoptosis, and maintains mitochondrial homeostasis
PMID: 38638027
5
MsrB2 protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy by inducing mitophagy and reversing protein methionine sulfoxylation in cardiac mitochondria
PMID: 38970135
6
MSRB2 is identified as a monocyte-associated biomarker for tuberculosis diagnosis with therapeutic potential for TB immunotherapy
PMID: 40618704
7
MSRB2 is identified as a hub mitochondrial-immune biomarker for sepsis diagnosis with high predictive accuracy (AUC 0.886)
PMID: 41013727
8
MSRB2 is identified as one of five key antioxidant biomarkers for Type 1 Diabetes through proteomics and machine learning analysis
PMID: 40339726
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the gastrointestinal tractOpen Targets
0.31Weak
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.27Weak
osteoarthritis, handOpen Targets
0.14Weak
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
chondromalaciaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
secondary malignant neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
SepsisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
bacteriemiaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
TularemiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Abnormal sperm morphologyOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
tuberculosisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
nail-patella syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
age-related macular degenerationOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TXNProtein interaction98%MSRAProtein interaction74%CBSProtein interaction72%MSRB3Shared pathway67%MSRB1Shared pathway50%PCMT1Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Liver
59%
Brain
24%
Ovary
23%
Lung
23%
Bone Marrow
12%
Gene Interaction Network
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MSRB2TXNMSRACBSMSRB3MSRB1PCMT1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9Y3D2
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.50LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.02 [0.70–1.50]
RankingsWhere MSRB2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,620of 20,598
    Most Researched44
  • #15,189of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.50
Genes detectedMSRB2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Mitochondrial methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 links oxidative stress to Alzheimer's disease-like pathology.
PMID: 31078523
Exp Neurol · 2019
1.00
2
Identification of monocyte-associated genes MSRB2, CLEC4D, and ASGR2 as potential biomarkers for tuberculosis via machine learning and mendelian randomization.
PMID: 40618704
Tuberculosis (Edinb) · 2025
0.90
3
Mitochondrial MsrB2 serves as a switch and transducer for mitophagy.
PMID: 31282614
EMBO Mol Med · 2019
0.80
4
Integration of multi-omics data and machine learning to identify antioxidant biomarkers in type 1 diabetes.
PMID: 40339726
Free Radic Biol Med · 2025
0.70
5
MSRB2 Ameliorates H
PMID: 38638027
Immunol Invest · 2024
0.60