NRBF2 nuclear receptor binding factor 2 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: NRBF2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: nuclear receptor binding factor 2provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:19692
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000148572 MIM:616477; AllianceGenome:HGNC:19692
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: COPR; COPR1; COPR2; NRBF-2
Summary: Involved in autophagy. Located in cytoplasm and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in appendix (RPKM 10.9), placenta (RPKM 10.7) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 10q21.3

Exon count:: 5

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2025_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	10	NC_000010.11 (63133328..63155024)
RS_2025_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	10	NC_060934.1 (63991431..64013145)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	10	NC_000010.10 (64893088..64914784)

Chromosome 10 - NC_000010.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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NRBF2-mediated autophagy contributes to metabolite replenishment and radioresistance in glioblastoma.
Title: NRBF2-mediated autophagy contributes to metabolite replenishment and radioresistance in glioblastoma.
PI3KC3 complex subunit NRBF2 is required for apoptotic cell clearance to restrict intestinal inflammation.
Title: PI3KC3 complex subunit NRBF2 is required for apoptotic cell clearance to restrict intestinal inflammation.
implicates NRBF2 deficiency as a risk factor for cognitive impairment associated with AD, but also support the idea of NRBF2 as a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's Disease
Title: Autophagy protein NRBF2 has reduced expression in Alzheimer's brains and modulates memory and amyloid-beta homeostasis in mice.
NRBF2 plays an important role in regulating degradation of APP-C-terminal fragments through modulating autophagy.
Title: NRBF2 is involved in the autophagic degradation process of APP-CTFs in Alzheimer disease models.
Here we show that a putative fifth subunit, nuclear receptor binding factor 2 (NRBF2), is a tightly bound component of the class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I that profoundly affects its activity and architecture. NRBF2 is a homodimer and drives the dimerization of the larger PI3KC3-C1 complex, with implications for the higher-order organization of the preautophagosomal structure.
Title: Dynamics and architecture of the NRBF2-containing phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I of autophagy.
This study reveals NRBF2 as a critical molecular switch of PtdIns3K and autophagy activation, and its on/off state is precisely controlled by MTORC1 through phosphorylation.
Title: MTORC1-mediated NRBF2 phosphorylation functions as a switch for the class III PtdIns3K and autophagy.
Atg38 and its human ortholog NRBF2, accessory components of complex I consisting of Vps15-Vps34-Vps30/Atg6-Atg14 (yeast) and PIK3R4/VPS15-PIK3C3/VPS34-BECN1/Beclin 1-ATG14 (human), were characterized.
Title: Characterization of Atg38 and NRBF2, a fifth subunit of the autophagic Vps34/PIK3C3 complex.
Polymorphisms in a putative enhancer at the 10q21.2 Breast Cancer Risk Locus regulate NRBF2 expression, implicating this gene in the etiology of breast cancer.
Title: Polymorphisms in a Putative Enhancer at the 10q21.2 Breast Cancer Risk Locus Regulate NRBF2 Expression.
Nrbf2 may interact with the Atg14L-containing Beclin 1-Vps34 protein complex to modulate protein-protein interactions within the complex.
Title: Nrbf2 protein suppresses autophagy by modulating Atg14L protein-containing Beclin 1-Vps34 complex architecture and reducing intracellular phosphatidylinositol-3 phosphate levels.
NRBF2 regulates macroautophagy as a component of Vps34 Complex I.
Title: NRBF2 regulates macroautophagy as a component of Vps34 Complex I.

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Phenotypes

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Description
A genome- and phenome-wide association study to identify genetic variants influencing platelet count and volume and their pleiotropic effects. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed
Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed
Genome-wide association study of plasma N6 polyunsaturated fatty acids within the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiology consortium. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed

Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

RH91167 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:87856

D3S2919E (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:150903

RH64711 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:87953

D10S2278 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:60080

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in autophagy	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in autophagy	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in autophagy	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in autophagosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info
located_in cytoplasm	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in cytoplasm	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle	EXP Inferred from Experiment more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleoplasm	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
colocalizes_with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
colocalizes_with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: nuclear receptor-binding factor 2

Names: comodulator of PPAR and RXR 1; comodulator of PPAR and RXR 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_001282405.2 → NP_001269334.1 nuclear receptor-binding factor 2 isoform 2

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001269334.1

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate in-frame exon in the central coding region which results in the use of an alternate AUG compared to variant 1. It encodes isoform 2 which is shorter and has a distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.

Source sequence(s)

AK301656, BC001345

Consensus CDS

CCDS60537.1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0ACI8TPD8

Related

ENSP00000397502.2, ENST00000435510.7

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam08961
Location:36 → 274

DUF1875; Domain of unknown function (DUF1875)
NM_030759.5 → NP_110386.2 nuclear receptor-binding factor 2 isoform 1

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_110386.2

Status: VALIDATED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).

Source sequence(s)

AU310836, BC001345, BC011707

Consensus CDS

CCDS7268.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

A6PW36, B4DWS0, Q86UR2, Q96F24, Q96NP6, Q9H0S9, Q9H2I2

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0ACI8TPD8

Related

ENSP00000277746.6, ENST00000277746.11

Conserved Domains (2) summary

pfam08961
Location:89 → 284

NRBF2; Nuclear receptor-binding factor 2, autophagy regulator

pfam17169
Location:4 → 86

NRBF2_MIT; MIT domain of nuclear receptor-binding factor 2