Gene
BECN2
beclin 2
- HGNC 38606(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000196289(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 441925(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1q43
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 241,957,767–241,959,062 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 1 exon across 1.3 kb
- Protein
- 431 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- BECN1P1
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000419583.2NM_001290693.1
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How BECN2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.3 kb of the gene's 1.3 kb; 1,296 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). BECN2 gene: beclin 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/becn2
Dante Labs. BECN2 gene: beclin 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/becn2
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