Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2(IGFBP2), also called IBP2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGFBP2 gene. It is mapped to 2q35. By structural analysis, it showed that the IGFBP2 gene consists of 4 exons with 3 introns of lengths 27.0, 1.0, and 1.9 kb. IGFBP2 secreted by metastatic cells recruits endothelia by modulating IGF1 mediated activation of the IGF type-I receptor on endothelial cells. The IGFBP2/IGF1/IGF1R and GAS6/MERTK signaling pathways are regulators of cancer-mediated endothelial recruitment.
