The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Y Box Binding Protein 2 across different species:

Y box binding protein 2 (YBX2), Y box binding protein 2 (Ybx2), Y box binding protein 2 (ybx2), Y box binding protein 2 (LOC100346139)

Other aliases include:

DBPC, MSY2, CSDA3, CONTRIN, MGC45104, RGD1305068, YBX2, dbpc, msy2, csda3, frgy2, contrin

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Y Box Binding Protein 2:

Y box binding protein 2 – germ cell specific Y-box binding protein – Y box protein 2

Y Box Binding Protein 2 fulfills a number of functions:

DNA binding – RNA binding – chromatin binding – lipid binding – mRNA 3'-UTR binding – mRNA binding – molecular_function – ribonucleoprotein binding – translation regulator activity

Y Box Binding Protein 2 is relevant to the following processes:

regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – spermatogenesis – transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – translational attenuation – mRNA stabilization – negative regulation of binding – negative regulation of translation – oocyte development – oogenesis – spermatid development

Locations for Y Box Binding Protein 2:

cytoplasm – nucleus – polysome – ribonucleoprotein complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology