Description
NCF2 (Neutrophil Cytosolic Factor 2, also known as NCF-2 and p67phox) is a Protein Coding gene. 4 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. This gene encodes neutrophil cytosolic factor 2, the 67-kilodalton cytosolic subunit of the multi-protein NADPH oxidase complex found in neutrophils. This oxidase produces a burst of superoxide which is delivered to the lumen of the neutrophil phagosome. NCF2 belongs to the NCF2/NOXA1 family. NCF2, NCF1, and a membrane-bound cytochrome b558 are required for activation of the latent NADPH oxidase. Mutations in the NCF2 gene, as well as in other NADPH oxidase subunits, can result in chronic granulomatous disease, a disease that causes recurrent infections by catalase-positive organisms