Conclusion for haloacid dehalogenase-like hydrolase domain containing 2
Structure
Function
The protein is named after its function of molecular hydrolase activity. It involves acting as catalysis to breakdown various bonds such as Carbon-Oxygen, Carbon-Nitrogen, Carbon-Carbon and phosphoric anhydride bonds. The latter part “domain containing 2” in the name refers to it having 2 domains in expressing the protein allocated mainly in the immune system but also in the brain. The name of the protein is directly related to the function.
Evolution
The mouse version of the gene is the closest to the ancestrial gene as indicated by the BLAST search and subsequent phylogenetic tree. There are 4 versions of the gene found in mice, one is well studied and seems to be the closest to the ancestor gene, one is an isoform and 2 are yet unnamed and thus unstudied. However, the closeness of the match suggests that it is of similar function. The human version is most closely resembling the chimpanzee and orangutan versions which is expected as those are the 2 animals most closesly resembling the human genome overall.
