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Gene

UCK2

uridine-cytidine kinase 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1q24.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 165,827,614–165,911,618 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 84 kb
Protein
261 amino acids
Previous symbols
UMPK
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000367879.9NM_012474.5
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How UCK2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where UCK2 sits. UCK2 and 6 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 165,369,616 to 166,369,615.Chromosome 11q24.1p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q44165.4 Mb165.6 Mb165.8 Mb166 Mb166.2 MbRXRG: 165,400,922–165,445,355, reverse strandRXRGLRRC52: 165,544,000–165,563,957, forward strandLRRC52MGST3: 165,630,847–165,662,097, forward strandMGST3ALDH9A1: 165,662,216–165,698,599, reverse strandALDH9A1TMCO1: 165,723,729–165,827,755, reverse strandTMCO1UCK2: 165,827,614–165,911,618, forward strandUCK2FAM78B: 166,057,426–166,167,006, reverse strandFAM78BDiagram of UCK2: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 165,827,614–165,827,932, 319 basesExon 2: 165,890,204–165,890,363, 160 basesExon 3: 165,891,226–165,891,322, 97 basesExon 4: 165,896,190–165,896,332, 143 basesExon 5: 165,903,182–165,903,279, 98 basesExon 6: 165,905,921–165,905,969, 49 basesExon 7: 165,907,684–165,911,618, 3,935 bases124675′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 4.8 kb of the gene's 84 kb; 786 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.). UCK2 gene: uridine-cytidine kinase 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/uck2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. UCK2 gene: uridine-cytidine kinase 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/uck2

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