Anti-lysyl oxidase like 2 antibodies are used in the immunodetection of the protein encoded by the LOXL2 gene. In humans, the canonical protein has a reported length of 774 amino acid residues and a mass of 86.7 kDa. Its subcellular localization is in the nucleus, ER, extracellular matrix, and is also secreted. It is reported to be expressed in many tissues. A member of the Lysyl oxidase protein family, it is known to mediate the post-translational oxidative deamination of lysine residues on target proteins leading to the formation of deaminated lysine (allysine). Post-translational modifications have been described, including N-glycosylation. Other names for this target antigen include LOR2, WS9-14, lysyl oxidase homolog 2, lysyl oxidase related 2, lysyl oxidase-like 2 delta e13, and LOR.