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MZT2B
mitotic spindle organizing protein 2B
Chromosome 2 · 2q21.1
NCBI Gene: 80097Ensembl: ENSG00000152082.15HGNC: HGNC:25886UniProt: B8ZZ87
41PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
spindlecentrosomeprotein bindinggamma-tubulin ring complexneurodegenerative diseasenon-small cell lung carcinomaneoplasmlung adenocarcinoma
✦AI Summary

MZT2B (mitotic spindle organizing protein 2B) is a centrosomal protein essential for recruiting and assembling the gamma-tubulin ring complex (gTuRC) at the centrosome 12. The gTuRC nucleates microtubule formation by regulating minus-end polymerization of alpha-beta tubulin heterodimers, a critical process for centrosome duplication and mitotic spindle assembly 2. Beyond its canonical mitotic function, MZT2B exhibits oncogenic properties in multiple cancer types. In non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), MZT2B is significantly upregulated and promotes malignant phenotypes by enhancing mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation through COX5B regulation, driving cell proliferation and invasion 3. MZT2B overexpression in gastric cancer correlates with advanced disease, lymph node metastasis, and poor prognosis 4, and is identified as a molecular subtype marker in meningiomas 5. Additionally, MZT2B expression is elevated in intraluminal blood of intracranial aneurysms and positively correlates with peripheral blood expression, suggesting disease-mediated transcriptional changes 6. In hepatocellular carcinoma, MZT2B co-expresses with NEDD1 in immunosuppressive macrophage subsets, potentially influencing tumor progression and immunotherapy response 7. These findings position MZT2B as both a centrosomal architecture protein and an emerging cancer-associated biomarker with therapeutic implications.

Sources cited
1
MZT2B required for recruitment and assembly of gamma-tubulin ring complex at centrosome
PMID: 20360068
2
gTuRC regulates minus-end nucleation of microtubule formation; MZT2B essential for this process
PMID: 39321809
3
MZT2B upregulated in NSCLC, promotes malignant phenotypes through mitochondrial function and COX5B regulation
PMID: 41213905
4
MZT2B overexpression in gastric cancer correlates with advanced stages, metastases, and prognostic significance
PMID: 33351778
5
MZT2B identified as marker gene for meningioma molecular subtypes
PMID: 35004283
6
MZT2B elevated in intraluminal blood of intracranial aneurysms with positive correlation to peripheral expression
PMID: 34441376
7
MZT2B co-expresses with NEDD1 in immunosuppressive macrophages in hepatocellular carcinoma microenvironment
PMID: 41775913
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
meningiomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
asthmaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pleural effusionOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Helicobacter pylori infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
diffuse large B-cell lymphomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Hereditary breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
nonpapillary renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
ovarian serous cystadenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TUBG1Protein interaction99%TOPORSProtein interaction99%TUBGCP3Protein interaction99%TUBGCP2Protein interaction99%TUBG2Protein interaction99%TUBGCP4Protein interaction99%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Liver
96%
Brain
85%
Bone Marrow
60%
Lung
45%
Heart
27%
Gene Interaction Network
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MZT2BTUBG1TOPORSTUBGCP3TUBGCP2TUBG2TUBGCP4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB9QVM · 6.80 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.84LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.19 [0.71–1.84]
RankingsWhere MZT2B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,041of 20,598
    Most Researched41
  • #16,778of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.84
Genes detectedMZT2B
Sources retrieved5 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
5
1
MZT2B promotes malignant phenotypes in NSCLC cells by enhancing mitochondrial function and COX5B expression.
PMID: 41213905
Cell Death Dis · 2025
1.00
2
Aberrant Whole Blood Gene Expression in the Lumen of Human Intracranial Aneurysms.
PMID: 34441376
Diagnostics (Basel) · 2021
0.80
3
Multi-omics analysis of NEDD1 in hepatocellular carcinoma: biological function, prognostic value, and clinical significance.
PMID: 41775913
Sci Rep · 2026
0.60
4
Downregulated genes by silencing
PMID: 33351778
Aging (Albany NY) · 2020
0.40
5
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PMID: 35004283
Front Oncol · 2021
0.20