MX2

Gene

MX dynamin like GTPase 2

HGNCHGNC:7533 EnsemblENSG00000183486 NCBI Gene4600

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 21q22.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asMXB

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Alias symbolsMXB

Previous namesmyxovirus (influenza) resistance 2, homolog of murine, myxovirus (influenza virus) resistance 2 (mouse)

Alias namesinterferon-regulated resistance GTP-binding protein MXB, second interferon-induced protein p78

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Leukemia

Cone rod dystrophy

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

MX dynamin like GTPase family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.