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Gene

DCLK2

doublecortin like kinase 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4q31.23-q31.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 150,078,445–150,257,438 (GRCh38)
Exons
16 exons across 179 kb
Protein
766 amino acids
Also known as
MGC45428, DCDC3, DCDC3B, DCK2
Previous symbols
DCAMKL2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000296550.12NM_001040260.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DCLK2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where DCLK2 sits. DCLK2 and 3 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 149,667,942 to 150,667,941.Chromosome 44q31.23-q31.3p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.2149.8 Mb150 Mb150.2 Mb150.4 Mb150.6 MbIQCM: 149,351,709–149,896,233, reverse strandIQCMDCLK2: 150,078,445–150,257,438, forward strandDCLK2LRBA: 150,264,430–151,015,755, reverse strandLRBAMAB21L2: 150,582,151–150,584,693, forward strandMAB21L2Diagram of DCLK2: 16 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 4Exon 1: 150,078,445–150,079,448, 1,004 basesExon 2: 150,102,478–150,102,812, 335 basesExon 3: 150,193,138–150,193,240, 103 basesExon 4: 150,198,002–150,198,103, 102 basesExon 5: 150,203,795–150,203,889, 95 basesExon 6: 150,220,703–150,220,778, 76 basesExon 7: 150,221,677–150,221,785, 109 basesExon 8: 150,224,501–150,224,558, 58 basesExon 9: 150,232,337–150,232,456, 120 basesExon 10: 150,232,682–150,232,828, 147 basesExon 11: 150,239,742–150,239,875, 134 basesExon 12: 150,240,399–150,240,476, 78 basesExon 13: 150,247,603–150,247,699, 97 basesExon 14: 150,248,305–150,248,385, 81 basesExon 15: 150,249,568–150,249,684, 117 basesExon 16: 150,256,020–150,257,438, 1,419 bases12468101214165′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 4.1 kb of the gene's 179 kb; 2,301 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.). DCLK2 gene: doublecortin like kinase 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dclk2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DCLK2 gene: doublecortin like kinase 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dclk2

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