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Gene

METTL2B

methyltransferase 2B, tRNA N3-cytidine

Summary

Cytogenetic location
7q32.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 7: 128,476,748–128,506,602 (GRCh38)
Exons
9 exons across 29.9 kb
Protein
378 amino acids
Also known as
METL, FLJ11350
Previous symbols
METTL2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000262432.13NM_018396.3
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 METTL2B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How METTL2B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 7, with a bracket where METTL2B sits. METTL2B and 18 genes near it on chromosome 7, from 127,991,675 to 128,991,674.Chromosome 77q32.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q31.1q31.2q31.31q31.32q31.33q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3128 Mb128.2 Mb128.4 Mb128.6 Mb128.8 MbSND1: 127,652,123–128,092,609, forward strandSND1LRRC4: 127,938,259–128,032,280, reverse strandLRRC4LEP: 128,241,222–128,257,629, forward strandLEPRBM28: 128,278,493–128,343,971, reverse strandRBM28PRRT4: 128,350,325–128,361,940, reverse strandPRRT4IMPDH1: 128,392,277–128,410,009, reverse strandIMPDH1HILPDA: 128,455,825–128,458,423, forward strandHILPDAMETTL2B: 128,476,748–128,506,602, forward strandMETTL2BGARIN1A: 128,671,693–128,687,877, forward strandGARIN1AGARIN1B: 128,709,061–128,731,743, forward strandGARIN1BCALU: 128,739,292–128,773,400, forward strandCALUOPN1SW: 128,771,755–128,775,794, reverse strandOPN1SWCCDC136: 128,790,750–128,822,135, forward strandCCDC136FLNC: 128,830,292–128,859,275, forward strandFLNCKCP: 128,862,042–128,910,719, reverse strandKCPATP6V1F: 128,862,816–128,865,849, forward strandATP6V1FSPMIP1: 128,866,330–128,872,047, forward strandSPMIP1IRF5: 128,933,429–128,950,389, forward strandIRF5TNPO3: 128,954,180–129,055,208, reverse strandTNPO3Diagram of METTL2B: 9 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 7Exon 1: 128,476,748–128,476,875, 128 basesExon 2: 128,477,082–128,477,173, 92 basesExon 3: 128,479,158–128,479,513, 356 basesExon 4: 128,480,647–128,480,696, 50 basesExon 5: 128,488,101–128,488,161, 61 basesExon 6: 128,493,804–128,493,943, 140 basesExon 7: 128,498,036–128,498,142, 107 basesExon 8: 128,500,903–128,500,968, 66 basesExon 9: 128,501,762–128,506,602, 4,841 bases1595′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 5.8 kb of the gene's 29.9 kb; 1,137 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.). METTL2B gene: methyltransferase 2B, tRNA N3-cytidine. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mettl2b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. METTL2B gene: methyltransferase 2B, tRNA N3-cytidine [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mettl2b

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