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Gene

ULK2

unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
17p11.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 17: 19,770,830–19,867,936 (GRCh38)
Exons
27 exons across 97.1 kb
Protein
1,036 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA0623, Unc51.2, ATG1B
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000395544.9NM_014683.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How ULK2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 17, with a bracket where ULK2 sits. ULK2 and 11 genes near it on chromosome 17, from 19,319,383 to 20,319,382.Chromosome 1717p11.2p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.319.4 Mb19.6 Mb19.8 Mb20 Mb20.2 MbEPN2: 19,214,837–19,336,715, forward strandEPN2B9D1: 19,334,308–19,378,193, reverse strandB9D1MAPK7: 19,377,721–19,383,544, forward strandMAPK7MFAP4: 19,383,431–19,387,203, reverse strandMFAP4RNF112: 19,410,959–19,417,281, forward strandRNF112SLC47A1: 19,495,385–19,579,044, forward strandSLC47A1ALDH3A2: 19,647,291–19,685,881, forward strandALDH3A2SLC47A2: 19,677,390–19,718,979, reverse strandSLC47A2ALDH3A1: 19,737,984–19,748,943, reverse strandALDH3A1ULK2: 19,770,830–19,867,936, reverse strandULK2AKAP10: 19,904,302–19,978,343, reverse strandAKAP10SPECC1: 20,008,865–20,319,026, forward strandSPECC1Diagram of ULK2: 27 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 17Exon 27: 19,770,830–19,776,407, 5,578 basesExon 26: 19,777,581–19,777,716, 136 basesExon 25: 19,780,472–19,780,629, 158 basesExon 24: 19,780,986–19,781,104, 119 basesExon 23: 19,781,889–19,782,067, 179 basesExon 22: 19,783,697–19,783,905, 209 basesExon 21: 19,785,937–19,786,086, 150 basesExon 20: 19,795,622–19,795,725, 104 basesExon 19: 19,796,095–19,796,282, 188 basesExon 18: 19,797,396–19,797,682, 287 basesExon 17: 19,799,495–19,799,575, 81 basesExon 16: 19,801,777–19,801,922, 146 basesExon 15: 19,804,693–19,804,830, 138 basesExon 14: 19,810,378–19,810,438, 61 basesExon 13: 19,816,749–19,816,920, 172 basesExon 12: 19,825,094–19,825,182, 89 basesExon 11: 19,826,139–19,826,186, 48 basesExon 10: 19,838,501–19,838,583, 83 basesExon 9: 19,841,489–19,841,547, 59 basesExon 8: 19,843,121–19,843,222, 102 basesExon 7: 19,845,304–19,845,377, 74 basesExon 6: 19,846,737–19,846,910, 174 basesExon 5: 19,849,369–19,849,405, 37 basesExon 4: 19,849,742–19,849,774, 33 basesExon 3: 19,864,803–19,864,844, 42 basesExon 2: 19,865,736–19,865,828, 93 basesExon 1: 19,867,328–19,867,936, 609 bases2725201510515′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 9.1 kb of the gene's 97.1 kb; 3,111 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.). ULK2 gene: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ulk2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ULK2 gene: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ulk2

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