Gene
BAIAP2
BAR/IMD domain containing adaptor protein 2
- HGNC 947↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000175866↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 10458↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q25.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 81,035,151–81,117,434 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 14 exons across 82.3 kb
- Protein
- 534 amino acids
- Also known as
- BAP2, IRSp53, WAML
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000428708.7NM_001144888.2
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How BAIAP2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 3.3 kb of the gene's 82.3 kb; 1,605 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to BAIAP2
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions BAIAP2 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Agyria
- Atypical absence seizure
- Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with generalized onset
- Delayed CNS myelination
- Delayed speech and language development
- Difficulty sleeping
- EEG abnormality
- EEG with generalized polyspikes
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- Epileptic spasm
- Eyelid myoclonia seizure
- Fewer and broader ridges in brain
- Focal impaired awareness seizure
- Global developmental delay
- Grand mal seizures
- Lack of coordination of movement
- Motor delay
- Myoclonic seizure
- Reduced cerebral white matter volume
- Seizure affecting one half of brain
- Severe global developmental delay
- Sudden loss of muscle tone
- Tonic seizure
- Typical absence seizure
- Ventriculomegaly
- Absent speech development
- Delayed ability to walk
- Intellectual disability, severe
- IQ between 34 and 49
- Abnormal social behavior
- Aggressive behavior
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Intellectual disability, mild
- Loss of developmental milestones
- More active than typical
- Pituitary gland cyst
- Poor eye contact
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). BAIAP2 gene: BAR/IMD domain containing adaptor protein 2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/baiap2
Dante Labs. BAIAP2 gene: BAR/IMD domain containing adaptor protein 2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/baiap2
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