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Gene

C2orf72

chromosome 2 open reading frame 72

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2q37.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 231,037,523–231,049,719 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 12.2 kb
Protein
295 amino acids
Also known as
LOC257407
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000373640.5NM_001144994.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads C2orf72 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How C2orf72 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where C2orf72 sits. C2orf72 and 11 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 230,543,621 to 231,543,620.Chromosome 22q37.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.3230.6 Mb230.8 Mb231 Mb231.2 Mb231.4 MbSP100: 230,414,871–230,545,700, forward strandSP100CAB39: 230,712,822–230,821,086, forward strandCAB39ITM2C: 230,864,639–230,879,248, forward strandITM2CGPR55: 230,907,318–230,961,066, reverse strandGPR55SPATA3: 230,990,324–231,025,055, forward strandSPATA3C2orf72: 231,037,523–231,049,719, forward strandC2orf72PSMD1: 231,056,845–231,173,116, forward strandPSMD1HTR2B: 231,108,230–231,125,103, reverse strandHTR2BARMC9: 231,198,546–231,376,848, forward strandARMC9B3GNT7: 231,395,558–231,408,799, forward strandB3GNT7NUCLEOLIN: 231,453,531–231,483,641, reverse strandNUCLEOLINNMUR1: 231,523,187–231,530,471, reverse strandNMUR1Diagram of C2orf72: 3 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 2Exon 1: 231,037,523–231,038,199, 677 basesExon 2: 231,041,296–231,041,409, 114 basesExon 3: 231,046,882–231,049,719, 2,838 bases1235′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 3.6 kb of the gene's 12.2 kb; 888 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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). C2orf72 gene: chromosome 2 open reading frame 72. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/c2orf72

Vancouver

Dante Labs. C2orf72 gene: chromosome 2 open reading frame 72 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/c2orf72

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