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SCG2
secretogranin II
Chromosome 2 · 2q36.1
NCBI Gene: 7857Ensembl: ENSG00000171951.5HGNC: HGNC:10575UniProt: P13521
69PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cytokine activityprotein bindingchemoattractant activityMAPK cascadepsoriasisAbnormality of the skeletal systemretinal degenerationkidney disease
✦AI Summary

SCG2 (secretogranin II) is a neuroendocrine protein that functions as both a regulator of secretory granule biogenesis and a source of bioactive peptides with diverse physiological roles. The gene encodes a 616-amino acid protein that undergoes proteolytic cleavage at dibasic residues to generate physiologically active peptides, including secretoneurin 1. SCG2 plays a critical role in ovarian function, where it is induced by luteinizing hormone in granulosa cells across species and promotes ovarian angiogenesis through its cleaved peptide secretoneurin 2. In the nervous system, SCG2 mediates experience-dependent circuit reorganization by coordinating bidirectional plasticity of inhibitory synapses onto hippocampal neurons, affecting gamma rhythms and theta phase coupling 3. The protein also functions in immune regulation, where it binds to LILRB4 on monocytic cells, triggering immunosuppressive signaling through SHP recruitment and STAT3 activation, thereby promoting tumor growth 4. Additionally, SCG2 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and proliferation in nasal epithelial cells through activation of the AKT/GSK-3β/Snail pathway 5. Disease relevance includes roles in endometriosis, osteoarthritis, and choroidal neuropathy associated with pachychoroid phenotypes 678.

Sources cited
1
SCG2 encodes a 616-amino acid protein with nine dibasic cleavage sites for generating bioactive peptides
PMID: 18278550
2
SCG2 is induced by LH in granulosa cells and its peptide secretoneurin promotes ovarian angiogenesis
PMID: 29648638
3
SCG2 mediates FOS-dependent bidirectional plasticity of inhibitory synapses and affects hippocampal network function
PMID: 33299180
4
SCG2 binds LILRB4 to trigger immunosuppressive signaling and promote tumor growth
PMID: 40707822
5
SCG2 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition through AKT/GSK-3β/Snail pathway activation
PMID: 40946800
6
SCG2 is upregulated in endometriosis and identified as a core immune gene
PMID: 38035102
7
SCG2 is identified as a hub gene in osteoarthritis diagnostic models
PMID: 38423139
8
SCG2 is regulated in choroidal neuropathy associated with pachychoroid phenotypes
PMID: 37682293
Disease Associationsⓘ20
psoriasisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.33Weak
retinal degenerationOpen Targets
0.24Weak
kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.23Weak
knee fractureOpen Targets
0.15Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
renal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Paralytic ileusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
diaphragm diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Barrett's esophagusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Cerebral degenerationOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Neurodevelopmental disorderOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Genu varumOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
esophageal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
congenital bilateral aplasia of vas deferens from CFTR mutationOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
SCG3Protein interaction99%CHGAProtein interaction95%CHGBProtein interaction95%CPEProtein interaction95%SCG5Protein interaction95%VGFProtein interaction73%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Ovary
4%
Heart
3%
Lung
1%
Liver
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt P13521
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.64LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.03Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.45 [0.32–0.64]
RankingsWhere SCG2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,843of 20,598
    Most Researched69
  • #4,525of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.64
Genes detectedSCG2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Unraveling immunotherapeutic targets for endometriosis: a transcriptomic and single-cell analysis.
PMID: 38035102
Front Immunol · 2023
1.00
2
Secretogranin 2 binds LILRB4 resulting in immunosuppression.
PMID: 40707822
Nat Immunol · 2025
0.90
3
Ovulatory Induction of SCG2 in Human, Nonhuman Primate, and Rodent Granulosa Cells Stimulates Ovarian Angiogenesis.
PMID: 29648638
Endocrinology · 2018
0.80
4
Bidirectional perisomatic inhibitory plasticity of a Fos neuronal network.
PMID: 33299180
Nature · 2021
0.70
5
Comprehensive analysis of anoikis-related genes in diagnosis osteoarthritis: based on machine learning and single-cell RNA sequencing data.
PMID: 38423139
Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol · 2024
0.60