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Gene

CTU2

cytosolic thiouridylase subunit 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
16q24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 16: 88,706,503–88,715,396 (GRCh38)
Exons
15 exons across 8.9 kb
Protein
515 amino acids
Also known as
NCS2
Previous symbols
C16orf84
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000453996.7NM_001012759.3
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads CTU2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How CTU2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Known disease-causing sites
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 16, with a bracket where CTU2 sits. CTU2 and 18 genes near it on chromosome 16, from 88,210,950 to 89,210,949.Chromosome 1616q24.3p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q13q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.388.4 Mb88.6 Mb88.8 Mb89 Mb89.2 MbZNF469: 88,382,959–88,440,757, forward strandZNF469ZFPM1: 88,453,208–88,537,031, forward strandZFPM1ZC3H18: 88,570,388–88,631,966, forward strandZC3H18IL17C: 88,638,571–88,640,468, forward strandIL17CCYBA: 88,643,275–88,651,083, reverse strandCYBAMVD: 88,651,934–88,663,166, reverse strandMVDSNAI3: 88,674,992–88,686,513, reverse strandSNAI3RNF166: 88,696,494–88,706,424, reverse strandRNF166CTU2: 88,706,503–88,715,396, forward strandCTU2PIEZO1: 88,715,338–88,785,251, reverse strandPIEZO1CDT1: 88,803,777–88,809,258, forward strandCDT1APRT: 88,808,323–88,811,970, reverse strandAPRTGALNS: 88,813,733–88,857,832, reverse strandGALNSTRAPPC2L: 88,856,220–88,862,686, forward strandTRAPPC2LPABPN1L: 88,863,333–88,866,660, reverse strandPABPN1LCBFA2T3: 88,874,858–88,977,207, reverse strandCBFA2T3ACSF3: 89,088,375–89,164,121, forward strandACSF3CDH15: 89,171,742–89,195,492, forward strandCDH15SLC22A31: 89,195,458–89,201,692, reverse strandSLC22A31Diagram of CTU2: 15 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 16Exon 3: 2 known disease-causing sitesExon 7: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 8: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 9: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 12: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 15: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 1: 88,706,503–88,706,598, 96 basesExon 2: 88,707,136–88,707,210, 75 basesExon 3: 88,709,938–88,710,016, 79 basesExon 4: 88,710,223–88,710,282, 60 basesExon 5: 88,711,635–88,711,695, 61 basesExon 6: 88,712,274–88,712,383, 110 basesExon 7: 88,712,622–88,712,905, 284 basesExon 8: 88,713,312–88,713,447, 136 basesExon 9: 88,713,647–88,713,778, 132 basesExon 10: 88,714,136–88,714,227, 92 basesExon 11: 88,714,383–88,714,486, 104 basesExon 12: 88,714,587–88,714,737, 151 basesExon 13: 88,714,860–88,714,926, 67 basesExon 14: 88,715,048–88,715,106, 59 basesExon 15: 88,715,182–88,715,396, 215 bases12468101214155′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 1.7 kb of the gene's 8.9 kb; 1,548 of those bases code for the protein.

Sequencing CTU2

10

positions in CTU2 where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic

None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.

A whole genome covers all 8.9 kb of CTU2, introns included, not only the 1.7 kb of exons.

Traits linked to CTU2

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions CTU2 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

External links

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.
  • ClinVar and the GIAB stratifications: known disease-causing sites, and the regions short reads find hard.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). CTU2 gene: cytosolic thiouridylase subunit 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ctu2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. CTU2 gene: cytosolic thiouridylase subunit 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ctu2

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