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SUN2
Sad1 and UNC84 domain containing 2
Chromosome 22 · 22q13.1
NCBI Gene: 25777Ensembl: ENSG00000100242.16HGNC: HGNC:14210UniProt: B0QY60
156PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
nuclear matrix anchoring at nuclear membranenuclear envelopelamin bindingmeiotic nuclear membrane microtubule tethering complexdengue diseasemirror movements 3cervical carcinomaEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
✦AI Summary

SUN2 is a nuclear envelope protein that functions as a core component of the LINC (LInker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton) complex, mediating mechanical force transmission across the nuclear envelope and coupling the nuclear lamina to the cytoskeleton 1. Beyond its classical LINC function, SUN2 has emerged as a multifunctional protein with calcium-regulated roles in nuclear actin polymerization and active RNA polymerase II clustering, operating independently of its LINC-complex role 2. SUN2 coordinates with the formin INF2 at the nuclear envelope to assemble intranuclear actin filaments in response to calcium elevations, promoting signal-dependent spatial reorganization of transcriptionally active chr22 2. SUN2 dysfunction is implicated in multiple disease contexts. Mutations in SUN2 cause Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), a rare condition characterized by muscle weakness, contractures, and life-threatening cardiac complications 1. In HGPS, SUN2 expression increases in response to progerin-induced nuclear stiffness, coupling with RhoA activation to promote cellular senescence and innate immune responses 3. Additionally, SUN2 interacts with NUP210 at the nuclear periphery to modulate mechanotransduction and suppress metastatic progression in breast cancer 4. Conversely, SUN2 is upregulated in medulloblastoma, particularly the SHH molecular subgroup, correlating with poor survival 5. Recent evidence also indicates SUN2-lamin A interactions are disrupted by CNS-enriched metabolites, impairing immunological synapse formation in tumor-immune evasion 6.

Sources cited
1
SUN2 mutations cause Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy with muscle weakness, contractures, and cardiac complications
PMID: 31840275
2
SUN2 mediates calcium-triggered nuclear actin polymerization and RNA Pol II clustering independently of LINC complex function
PMID: 39317734
3
SUN2 expression increases in HGPS progeria, coupling with RhoA to promote cellular senescence and innate immune responses
PMID: 32710480
4
SUN2 interacts with NUP210 to mediate mechanotransduction and suppress breast cancer metastasis
PMID: 34903738
5
SUN2 is upregulated in medulloblastoma, particularly SHH subgroup, correlating with poor survival
PMID: 39560853
6
NAA disrupts lamin A-SUN2 integration, impairing immunological synapse formation and T cell cytotoxicity in tumor immune evasion
PMID: 38821061
Disease Associationsⓘ20
dengue diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
mirror movements 3Open Targets
0.33Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophyOpen Targets
0.20Weak
diverticular diseaseOpen Targets
0.16Weak
cholelithiasisOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
HIV-1 infectionOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Hepatic fibrosisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
infectionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
progeroid syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
HIV infectionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ovulationOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
medulloblastomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
TERB1Protein interaction100%KASH5Protein interaction99%SYNE4Protein interaction99%EMDProtein interaction96%LBRProtein interaction96%LMNAProtein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Lung
100%
Brain
95%
Liver
83%
Ovary
78%
Bone Marrow
58%
Heart
37%
Gene Interaction Network
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SUN2TERB1KASH5SYNE4EMDLBRLMNA
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6WMD · 1.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.76LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.61 [0.49–0.76]
RankingsWhere SUN2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #2,897of 20,598
    Most Researched156 · top quartile
  • #6,024of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.76
Genes detectedSUN2
Sources retrieved27 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
PMID: 31840275
Muscle Nerve · 2020
1.00
2
Tumor cells impair immunological synapse formation via central nervous system-enriched metabolite.
PMID: 38821061
Cancer Cell · 2024
0.90
3
A diverse range of gene products are effectors of the type I interferon antiviral response.
PMID: 21478870
Nature · 2011
0.80
4
SUN2 Modulates the Propagation of HSV-1.
PMID: 35435724
J Virol · 2022
0.76
5
An improved smaller biotin ligase for BioID proximity labeling.
PMID: 26912792
Mol Biol Cell · 2016
0.70