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Gene

PDCD1LG2

programmed cell death 1 ligand 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
9p24.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 9: 5,510,531–5,571,282 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 60.8 kb
Protein
273 amino acids
Also known as
PD-L2, Btdc, PDL2, bA574F11.2, CD273, B7-DC, B7DC
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000397747.5NM_025239.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How PDCD1LG2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 9, with a bracket where PDCD1LG2 sits. PDCD1LG2 and 12 genes near it on chromosome 9, from 5,040,907 to 6,040,906.Chromosome 99p24.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q13q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34.11q34.12q34.13q34.2q34.35.2 Mb5.4 Mb5.6 Mb5.8 Mb6 MbJAK2: 4,984,390–5,129,950, forward strandJAK2INSL6: 4,991,978–5,185,668, reverse strandINSL6INSL4: 5,231,408–5,235,304, forward strandINSL4RLN2: 5,298,698–5,304,716, reverse strandRLN2RLN1: 5,334,930–5,339,876, reverse strandRLN1PLGRKT: 5,357,961–5,439,252, reverse strandPLGRKTCD274: 5,450,503–5,470,566, forward strandCD274PDCD1LG2: 5,510,531–5,571,282, forward strandPDCD1LG2RIC1: 5,628,738–5,778,255, forward strandRIC1ERMP1: 5,749,832–5,879,537, reverse strandERMP1BRD10: 5,881,596–6,008,495, reverse strandBRD10MLANA: 5,890,873–5,910,606, forward strandMLANARANBP6: 6,011,025–6,015,639, reverse strandRANBP6Diagram of PDCD1LG2: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 9Exon 1: 5,510,531–5,510,803, 273 basesExon 2: 5,522,533–5,522,601, 69 basesExon 3: 5,534,745–5,535,050, 306 basesExon 4: 5,549,335–5,549,604, 270 basesExon 5: 5,557,618–5,557,752, 135 basesExon 6: 5,563,162–5,563,211, 50 basesExon 7: 5,569,954–5,571,282, 1,329 bases12345675′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 2.4 kb of the gene's 60.8 kb; 822 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.). PDCD1LG2 gene: programmed cell death 1 ligand 2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/pdcd1lg2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. PDCD1LG2 gene: programmed cell death 1 ligand 2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/pdcd1lg2

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