ARG2
arginase 2

Arginase catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to ornithine and urea. At least two isoforms of mammalian arginase exists (types I and II) which differ in their tissue distribution, subcellular localization, immunologic crossreactivity and physiologic function. The type II isoform encoded by this gene, is located in the mitochondria and expressed in extra-hepatic tissues, especially kidney. The physiologic role of this isoform is poorly understood; it is thought to play a role in nitric oxide and polyamine metabolism. Transcript variants of the type II gene resulting from the use of alternative polyadenylation sites have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Member of: DE-7 DE-7.5 Developmental clusters: GC3
Biological processes 35 terms
arginase activity (GO:0004053)arginase activity (GO:0004053)arginase activity (GO:0004053)arginase activity (GO:0004053)arginine metabolic process (GO:0006525)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)hydrolase activity, acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, in linear amidines (GO:0016813)manganese ion binding (GO:0030145)metal ion binding (GO:0046872)mitochondrial matrix (GO:0005759)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)mitochondrion (GO:0005739)negative regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell proliferation (GO:2000562)negative regulation of activated CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell apoptotic process (GO:1905403)negative regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 4 production (GO:0071644)negative regulation of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 production (GO:0071650)negative regulation of defense response to bacterium (GO:1900425)negative regulation of interleukin-13 production (GO:0032696)negative regulation of interleukin-17 production (GO:0032700)negative regulation of macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha production (GO:0071641)negative regulation of multicellular organismal process (GO:0051241)negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production (GO:0032720)negative regulation of tumor necrosis factor production (GO:0032720)negative regulation of type 2 immune response (GO:0002829)nitric oxide biosynthetic process (GO:0006809)positive regulation of cellular senescence (GO:2000774)protein binding (GO:0005515)regulation of interleukin-1 beta production (GO:0032651)regulation of reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process (GO:1903426)urea cycle (GO:0000050)urea cycle (GO:0000050)ureteric bud development (GO:0001657)
Expression (TPM)
ARG2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ARG2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ARG2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = ARG2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to ARG2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ARG2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr14:65,813,612–65,814,373 1805.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome HiCAR 105
chr14:67,359,034–67,360,833 259.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 891
chr14:67,427,006–67,427,629 192.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 288
chr14:67,514,900–67,515,814 104.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 411
chr14:67,532,784–67,533,987 86.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 684
chr14:67,541,829–67,542,290 77.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 187
chr14:67,599,595–67,600,617 19.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 746
chr14:67,619,336–67,620,756 95 bp At TSS Multiome 794
chr14:67,674,148–67,675,415 54.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 840
chr14:67,694,763–67,695,985 74.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 742
chr14:67,729,052–67,729,527 109.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 407
chr14:67,816,043–67,817,024 196.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 712
chr14:67,819,625–67,820,281 199.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 482

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ARG2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr14:65,803,612 – 67,830,281
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq