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Gene

MAP2

microtubule associated protein 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2q34
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 209,424,047–209,734,112 (GRCh38)
Exons
16 exons across 310.1 kb
Protein
1,827 amino acids
Also known as
MAP2A, MAP2B, MAP2C
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000682079.1NM_001375505.1
Locus type
gene with protein product

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 MAP2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How MAP2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where MAP2 sits. MAP2 and 3 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 209,079,080 to 210,079,079.Chromosome 22q34p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.3209.2 Mb209.4 Mb209.6 Mb209.8 Mb210 MbMAP2: 209,424,047–209,734,112, forward strandMAP2UNC80: 209,771,569–209,999,300, forward strandUNC80RPE: 210,002,565–210,027,529, forward strandRPEKANSL1L: 210,021,026–210,172,182, reverse strandKANSL1LDiagram of MAP2: 16 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 2Exon 1: 209,424,047–209,424,276, 230 basesExon 2: 209,507,592–209,507,641, 50 basesExon 3: 209,580,036–209,580,100, 65 basesExon 4: 209,625,053–209,625,129, 77 basesExon 5: 209,653,142–209,653,432, 291 basesExon 6: 209,678,572–209,678,685, 114 basesExon 7: 209,680,750–209,680,827, 78 basesExon 8: 209,692,625–209,696,350, 3,726 basesExon 9: 209,696,542–209,696,748, 207 basesExon 10: 209,696,917–209,697,051, 135 basesExon 11: 209,700,277–209,700,338, 62 basesExon 12: 209,705,580–209,705,727, 148 basesExon 13: 209,709,914–209,710,254, 341 basesExon 14: 209,725,709–209,725,790, 82 basesExon 15: 209,729,850–209,729,962, 113 basesExon 16: 209,730,182–209,734,112, 3,931 bases110165′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 9.7 kb of the gene's 310.1 kb; 5,484 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.). MAP2 gene: microtubule associated protein 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/map2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MAP2 gene: microtubule associated protein 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/map2

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