Gene
POU3F2
POU class 3 homeobox 2
- HGNC 9215(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000184486(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 5454(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 6q16.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 6: 98,834,574–98,839,458 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 1 exon across 4.9 kb
- Protein
- 443 amino acids
- Also known as
- POUF3, BRN2, OCT7
- Previous symbols
- OTF7
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000328345.8NM_005604.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How POU3F2 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 4.9 kb of the gene's 4.9 kb; 1,332 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.). POU3F2 gene: POU class 3 homeobox 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/pou3f2
Dante Labs. POU3F2 gene: POU class 3 homeobox 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/pou3f2
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