Gene
RPS2
ribosomal protein S2
- HGNC 10404↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000140988↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 6187↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 16p13.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 16: 1,962,058–1,964,826 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 7 exons across 2.8 kb
- Protein
- 293 amino acids
- Also known as
- LLREP3, S2, uS5
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000343262.9NM_002952.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.
Read RPS2, and the rest of your genome, with one test.
From $449Free shipping · Results in 6–8 weeks
Get my Genome TestCurated reports relevant to this gene
No Genome Test report reads RPS2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.
How RPS2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 0.9 kb of the gene's 2.8 kb; 882 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.). RPS2 gene: ribosomal protein S2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/rps2
Dante Labs. RPS2 gene: ribosomal protein S2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/rps2
One test. A lifetime of answers.
From $449Free shipping · Results in 6–8 weeks