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PNMA2
Identifiers
AliasesPNMA2, MA2, MM2, RGAG2, paraneoplastic Ma antigen 2, PNMA family member 2
External IDsOMIM: 603970; MGI: 2444129; HomoloGene: 5249; GeneCards: PNMA2; OMA:PNMA2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_007257

NM_175498

RefSeq (protein)

NP_009188

NP_780707

Location (UCSC)Chr 8: 26.5 – 26.51 MbChr 14: 67.15 – 67.16 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Paraneoplastic antigen Ma2 (PNMA2), also known as Ma2 or MM2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PNMA2 gene on chromosome 8 (8p21.2).[5][6] The gene encodes an approximately 40 kDa onconeuronal protein predominantly expressed in neurons of the central nervous system[7] and belongs to the paraneoplastic Ma antigen (PNMA) protein family.[8]

PNMA2 can self-assemble into virus-like particles which closely resemble the capsids of HIV-1.[9] These capsids can act as an extracellular antigen and have been found to be capable of generating an autoimmune response.[7] The conserved virus-like aspects of PNMA2 is shared with other retrotransposons-dertived mammalian proteins such as Arc and PEG10.

Evolution

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The PNMA2 gene is located on the short arm of human chromosome 8 in a cytogenetic band.[6][10] It comprises three exons, the third of which encodes the entire open reading frame.[7] Phylogenomic analysis suggests PNMA2 was co-opted from an LTR retrotransposon of the Ty3/mdg4 family in the common ancestor of placental mammals approximately 100 mya. It appears across all major placental mammal lineages except marsupials.[7] The promoter region lies 150 base pairs from the neighboring DPYSL2 gene, with which it likely shares a bidirectional promoter, this may have facilitated the gene's co-option.[7]

Clinical significance

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Normally sequestered within the immune-privileged CNS, PNMA2 can be ectopically expressed by certain peripheral tumors, leading to release of virus-like capsids into systemic circulation, and this can trigger an autoimmune response. The resulting autoantibodies preferentially target the epitopes of the capsid and cross-react with normal PNMA2 in the brain, causing what is known as "anti-Ma2 paraneoplastic neurological syndrome" (Ma2-PNS).[5][11]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000240694 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000046204 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. 1 2 Voltz R, Gultekin SH, Rosenfeld MR, Gerstner E, Eichen J, Posner JB, Dalmau J (Jun 1999). "A serologic marker of paraneoplastic limbic and brain-stem encephalitis in patients with testicular cancer". N Engl J Med. 340 (23): 1788–95. doi:10.1056/NEJM199906103402303. PMID 10362822.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PNMA2 paraneoplastic antigen MA2".
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Xu J, Erlendsson S, Singh M, Holling GA, Regier M, Ibiricu I, Einstein J, Hantak MP, Day GS, Piquet AL, Smith TL, Clardy SL, Whiteley A, Feschotte C (Feb 2024). "PNMA2 forms immunogenic non-enveloped virus-like capsids associated with paraneoplastic neurological syndrome". Cell. 187 (4): 831–845.e19. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.009. PMC 10922747. PMID 38301645.
  8. Rosenfeld MR, Eichen JG, Wade DF, Posner JB, Dalmau J (Sep 2001). "Molecular and clinical diversity in paraneoplastic immunity to Ma proteins". Ann Neurol. 50 (3): 339–48. doi:10.1002/ana.1288. PMID 11558790. S2CID 24518861.
  9. Madigan V, Zhang Y, Raghavan R, Wilkinson ME, Faure G, Puccio E, Segel M, Lash B, Macrae RK, Zhang F (Mar 2024). "Human paraneoplastic antigen Ma2 (PNMA2) forms icosahedral capsids that can be engineered for mRNA delivery". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121 (11). doi:10.1073/pnas.2307812120. PMC 10945824. PMID 38437549.
  10. "OMIM Entry 603970 — Paraneoplastic Ma Antigen 2; PNMA2".
  11. Dalmau J, Graus F, Villarejo A, Posner JB, Blumenthal D, Thiessen B, Saiz A, Meneses P, Rosenfeld MR (Aug 2004). "Clinical analysis of anti-Ma2-associated encephalitis". Brain. 127 (Pt 8): 1831–44. doi:10.1093/brain/awh203. PMID 15215214.

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