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NXF2
nuclear RNA export factor 2
Chromosome X · Xq22.1
NCBI Gene: 56001Ensembl: ENSG00000269405.7HGNC: HGNC:23984UniProt: Q9GZY0
31PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingRNA bindingcytoplasmpoly(A)+ mRNA export from nucleusneurodegenerative diseaseazoospermiapartial chromosome Y deletionspermatogenic failure 63
✦AI Summary

NXF2 (nuclear RNA export factor 2) is a member of the evolutionarily conserved NXF family involved in mRNA transport from nucleus to cytoplasm 1. Unlike the ubiquitously expressed NXF1, NXF2 shows tissue-specific expression patterns, being highly expressed in testis and brain regions 12. Mechanistically, NXF2 functions through interactions with NXT proteins to form heterodimeric complexes essential for mRNA export, with NXT2 serving as a key cofactor that binds NXF2 via its NTF2-like domain 2. The protein exhibits nuclear localization and can enhance nuclear export of mRNA substrates 1. Beyond nuclear export, NXF2 participates in cytoplasmic mRNA dynamics through interactions with motor proteins like KIF17, suggesting roles in mRNA transport within neurons 3. Clinically, NXF2 has significance as a cancer-testis antigen that becomes aberrantly activated in acute leukemia through DNA hypomethylation, potentially contributing to genome instability and serving as an immunotherapy target 45. Loss-of-function variants in NXF2's cofactor NXT2 cause male infertility by disrupting germ cell development, highlighting the critical role of this export machinery in spermatogenesis 2.

Sources cited
1
NXF2 is a member of the NXF family involved in mRNA export, shows tissue-specific expression in testis, exhibits nuclear localization, and can enhance mRNA export
PMID: 15820316
2
NXF2 interacts with NXT2 cofactor through NTF2-like domain binding and is essential for spermatogenesis
PMID: 40624043
3
NXF2 interacts with motor proteins like KIF17 for cytoplasmic mRNA transport in neurons
PMID: 17403691
4
NXF2 functions as a cancer-testis antigen activated by DNA hypomethylation in acute leukemia
PMID: 24002123
5
NXF2 contributes to genome instability as a cancer-germline gene and represents a potential immunotherapy target
PMID: 28342986
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
azoospermiaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
partial chromosome Y deletionOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 63Open Targets
0.08Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 25Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 57Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 50Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
isochromosomy YpOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 84Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 93Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 71Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 56Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 92Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 94Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 65Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 58Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 7Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 3Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure, X-linked, 2Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
spermatogenic failure 40Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NXF2BProtein interaction100%NUTF2Protein interaction96%NUP62Protein interaction96%NXT2Protein interaction96%NUP153Protein interaction95%NUP98Protein interaction84%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Ovary
0%
Heart
0%
Liver
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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NXF2NXF2BNUTF2NUP62NXT2NUP153NUP98
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9GZY0
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RankingsWhere NXF2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,762of 20,598
    Most Researched31
Genes detectedNXF2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Telomeric TART elements target the piRNA machinery in Drosophila.
PMID: 33347429
PLoS Biol · 2020
1.00
2
NXT2 is a key component of the RNA nuclear export factor complex in the human testis and essential for spermatogenesis.
PMID: 40624043
Nat Commun · 2025
0.90
3
The cancer‑testis antigen NXF2 is activated by the hypomethylating agent decitabine in acute leukemia cells in vitro and in vivo.
PMID: 24002123
Mol Med Rep · 2013
0.80
4
Molecular cloning and functional characterization of mouse Nxf family gene products.
PMID: 15820316
Genomics · 2005
0.70
5
Oncogenic roles of DNA hypomethylation through the activation of cancer-germline genes.
PMID: 28342986
Cancer Lett · 2017
0.60