The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen beta-Carotene Oxygenase 2 across different species:

beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2), beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (Bco2), beta-carotene dioxygenase 2 (BCDO2), beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (bco2)

Other aliases include:

BCDO2, FLJ34464, B-DIOX-II, CMO2, Bcdo2, B-diox-II, MGC129322, MGC129323, Ab2-079, BCO2, bcdo2, MGC80857, b-diox-ii, MGC89365, MGC179481, DKFZp469E0632

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen beta-Carotene Oxygenase 2:

beta-carotene dioxygenase 2 – OTTHUMP00000196941 – beta-carotene 9',10' oxygenase – b,b-carotene-9',10'-dioxygenase – beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-dioxygenase variant 1 – beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase – beta-diox-II – OTTMUSP00000038726 – beta-carotene 9',10'-dioxygenase 2 – beta-carotene 9', 10'-dioxygenase 2 – beta-carotene oxygenase 2 – carotenoid 9',10' monoxygenase II – B-diox-II – Beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase – beta,beta-carotene 9',10'-oxygenase-like

beta-Carotene Oxygenase 2 fulfills a number of functions:

iron ion binding – oxidoreductase activity – oxidoreductase activity, acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, incorporation of two atoms of oxygen – metal ion binding

beta-Carotene Oxygenase 2 is relevant to the following processes:

carotene metabolic process – oxidation reduction – retinal metabolic process – retinoic acid metabolic process

Locations for beta-Carotene Oxygenase 2:

intracellular

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology