Anti-HIVEP zinc finger 2 antibodies are used for the immunodetection of the protein encoded by the HIVEP2 gene. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 2446 amino acid residues and a mass of 269.1 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the nucleus. It is reported to be expressed in the brain and skeletal muscle. It is known to specifically binds to the DNA sequence 5'-GGGACTTTCC-3' which is found in the enhancer elements of numerous viral promoters such as those of SV40, CMV, or HIV1. The gene encoding this protein is implicated in Intellectual developmental disorder. Other names for this target antigen include MIBP1, MRD43, SHN2, ZAS2, ZNF40B, transcription factor HIVEP2, MHC binding protein-2, and MBP-2. Gene orthologs have been identified in the mouse, rat, bovine, frog, zebrafish, chimpanzee and chicken species.