Gene
GALR2
galanin receptor 2
- HGNC 4133↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000182687↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 8811↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q25.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 76,074,781–76,077,537 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 2 exons across 2.8 kb
- Protein
- 387 amino acids
- Also known as
- GALNR2
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000329003.4NM_003857.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How GALR2 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 1.4 kb of the gene's 2.8 kb; 1,164 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.). GALR2 gene: galanin receptor 2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/galr2
Dante Labs. GALR2 gene: galanin receptor 2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/galr2
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