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Gene

BTNL2

butyrophilin like 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
6p21.32
Coordinates
Chromosome 6: 32,393,339–32,407,181 (GRCh38)
Exons
8 exons across 13.8 kb
Protein
482 amino acids
Also known as
HSBLMHC1, BTL-II, BTN7
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000454136.8NM_001304561.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads BTNL2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How BTNL2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 6, with a bracket where BTNL2 sits. BTNL2 and 39 genes near it on chromosome 6, from 31,900,260 to 32,900,259.Chromosome 66p21.32p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q16.1q16.2q16.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26q2732 Mb32.2 Mb32.4 Mb32.6 Mb32.8 MbC2: 31,897,785–31,945,677, forward strandC2ZBTB12: 31,899,065–31,902,103, reverse strandZBTB12: 31,927,698–31,952,048, forward strandCFB: 31,945,650–31,952,086, forward strandNELFE: 31,952,087–31,959,079, reverse strandSKIC2: 31,959,025–31,969,852, forward strandSKIC2DXO: 31,969,810–31,972,517, reverse strandDXOWHR1: 31,971,091–31,982,821, forward strandWHR1C4A: 31,981,991–32,005,247, forward strandC4AC4B: 32,014,725–32,035,975, forward strandC4BCYP21A2: 32,038,297–32,042,321, forward strandCYP21A2TNXB: 32,041,153–32,115,334, reverse strandTNXBATF6B: 32,115,264–32,128,255, reverse strandATF6BFKBPL: 32,128,697–32,131,070, reverse strandPPT2: 32,146,580–32,163,679, forward strandPRRT1: 32,147,292–32,153,083, reverse strand: 32,150,495–32,154,373, reverse strandPPT2-EGFL8: 32,153,845–32,171,978, forward strandEGFL8: 32,163,918–32,171,980, forward strandAGPAT1: 32,167,118–32,178,112, reverse strandRNF5: 32,178,391–32,184,769, forward strandAGER: 32,180,963–32,184,365, reverse strandAGERPBX2: 32,184,733–32,190,278, reverse strandPBX2GPSM3: 32,190,766–32,195,523, reverse strandGPSM3NOTCH4: 32,194,843–32,224,111, reverse strandNOTCH4TSBP1: 32,288,526–32,371,907, reverse strandTSBP1BTNL2: 32,393,339–32,407,181, reverse strandBTNL2HLA-DRA: 32,439,870–32,445,181, forward strandHLA-DRAHLA-DRB5: 32,516,622–32,530,369, reverse strandHLA-DRB5HLA-DRB1: 32,577,902–32,589,848, reverse strandHLA-DRB1HLA-DQA1: 32,628,179–32,659,533, forward strandHLA-DQA1HLA-DQB1: 32,640,622–32,668,383, reverse strandHLA-DQB1HLA-DQA2: 32,741,391–32,747,198, forward strandHLA-DQA2HLA-DQB2: 32,756,094–32,763,563, reverse strandHLA-DQB2HLA-DOB: 32,812,763–32,820,466, reverse strandHLA-DOB: 32,813,767–32,838,822, reverse strandTAP2: 32,821,833–32,838,802, reverse strandTAP2PSMB8: 32,840,717–32,844,679, reverse strandPSMB8PSMB9: 32,844,136–32,882,881, forward strandTAP1: 32,845,204–32,854,026, reverse strandDiagram of BTNL2: 8 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 6Exon 8: 32,393,339–32,393,389, 51 basesExon 7: 32,393,963–32,394,057, 95 basesExon 6: 32,394,744–32,395,025, 282 basesExon 5: 32,396,039–32,396,386, 348 basesExon 4: 32,401,785–32,401,805, 21 basesExon 3: 32,402,935–32,403,216, 282 basesExon 2: 32,404,939–32,405,286, 348 basesExon 1: 32,407,045–32,407,181, 137 bases876543215′3′

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 1.6 kb of the gene's 13.8 kb; 1,449 of those bases code for the 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.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). BTNL2 gene: butyrophilin like 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/btnl2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. BTNL2 gene: butyrophilin like 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/btnl2

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