Gene description for Piwil2
Gene name	piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 2
Gene symbol	Piwil2
Other names/aliases	Piwil1l mili
Species	Mus musculus
Database cross references - Piwil2
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_57746
Entrez Gene	57746
UniProt	Q8CDG1
Piwil2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Fibroblasts	23260141
Mast cells	17486113

Gene ontology annotations for Piwil2

Molecular Function     piRNA binding GO:0034584 ISO     RNA binding GO:0003723 IEA     mRNA binding GO:0003729 IDA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     nucleic acid binding GO:0003676 IEA Biological Process     meiotic cell cycle GO:0051321 IEA     positive regulation of meiosis I GO:0060903 IMP     DNA methylation involved in gamete generation GO:0043046 IMP     spermatogenesis GO:0007283 IMP     germ-line stem cell maintenance GO:0030718 IMP     piRNA metabolic process GO:0034587 IMP     oogenesis GO:0048477 IEA     RNA 5'-end processing GO:0000966 IDA     regulation of translation GO:0006417 IEA     pachytene GO:0000239 IMP     cell differentiation GO:0030154 IEA     gene silencing by RNA GO:0031047 IMP     positive regulation of translation GO:0045727 IMP     multicellular organismal development GO:0007275 IEA Subcellular Localization     chromatoid body GO:0033391 IDA     dense body GO:0097433 IDA     perinucleolar chromocenter GO:0010370 IDA     P granule GO:0043186 IDA     polysome GO:0005844 IDA     cytoplasm GO:0005737 IDA     pi-body GO:0071546 IDA