PLOD2
Function
Forms hydroxylysine residues in -Xaa-Lys-Gly- sequences in collagens. These hydroxylysines serve as sites of attachment for carbohydrate units and are essential for the stability of the intermolecular collagen cross-links.
Involvement in disease
Bruck syndrome 2
BRKS2
An autosomal recessive disease characterized by generalized osteopenia, congenital joint contractures, fragile bones with onset of fractures in infancy or early childhood, short stature, severe limb deformity, progressive scoliosis, and pterygia. It is distinguished from osteogenesis imperfecta by the absence of hearing loss and dentinogenesis imperfecta, and by the presence of clubfoot and congenital joint limitations.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. The molecular defect leading to Bruck syndrome is an aberrant cross-linking of bone collagen, due to underhydroxylation of lysine residues within the telopeptides of type I collagen, whereas the lysine residues in the triple helix are normal.
Tissue Specificity
Highly expressed in pancreas and muscle. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 are expressed in the majority of the examined cell types. Isoform 2 is specifically expressed in skin, lung, dura and aorta.
Cellular localization
- Rough endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Peripheral membrane protein
- Lumenal side
Alternative names
Lysyl hydroxylase 2, LH2, PLOD2