Gene
SCN2B
sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 2
- HGNC 10589↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000149575↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 6327↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 11q23.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 11: 118,162,806–118,176,639 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 4 exons across 13.8 kb
- Protein
- 215 amino acids
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000278947.6NM_004588.5
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How SCN2B 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 13.8 kb; 648 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to SCN2B
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions SCN2B can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
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.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). SCN2B gene: sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/scn2b
Dante Labs. SCN2B gene: sodium voltage-gated channel beta subunit 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/scn2b
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