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ROBO2 (Roundabout homolog 2) is a gene whose normal job is to hold cell growth in check. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver, a tumour suppressor and a fusion partner, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Colorectal cancer, Prostate cancer, Renal cell carcinoma and 5 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Receptor for SLIT2, and probably SLIT1, which are thought to act as molecular guidance cue in cellular migration, including axonal navigation at the ventral midline of the neural tube and projection of axons to different regions during neuronal development. Location: Membrane (UniProt). Locus 3p12.3 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Colorectal cancer: IntOGen driver in 5 cohorts (COAD, COADREAD)
  • Prostate cancer: IntOGen driver in 2 cohorts (PRAD)
  • Renal cell carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (CHRCC)
  • Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (EGC)
  • Oesophageal cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (ESCA)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (HCC)
Class: tumor suppressor · Gene: ROBO2 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

External identifiers

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"ROBO2" OR ABSTRACT:"ROBO2" OR TITLE:"roundabout guidance receptor 2" OR ABSTRACT:"roundabout guidance receptor 2" OR TITLE:"Roundabout homolog 2" OR ABSTRACT:"Roundabout homolog 2" OR TITLE:"KIAA1568" OR ABSTRACT:"KIAA1568") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about ROBO2, not a curated reading list.

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The dossier as machine-readable JSON: identifiers from HGNC, Ensembl, UniProt and ChEMBL, products with status, trials, pathways, hotspots, open questions and assays. The full entity record is in the open API at /api/v1/entities/robo2.json. Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.