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Gene

UPK2

uroplakin 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
11q23.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 11: 118,956,298–118,958,559 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 2.3 kb
Protein
184 amino acids
Also known as
UP2, UPII, MGC138598
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000264031.3NM_006760.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How UPK2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 11, with a bracket where UPK2 sits. UPK2 and 34 genes near it on chromosome 11, from 118,457,429 to 119,457,428.Chromosome 1111q23.3p15.5p15.4p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12p11.2p11.12p11.11q11q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q13.4q13.5q14.1q14.2q14.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25118.6 Mb118.8 Mb119 Mb119.2 Mb119.4 Mb: 118,401,602–118,482,737, forward strandKMT2A: 118,436,456–118,526,832, forward strandKMT2ATTC36: 118,527,314–118,531,197, forward strandTTC36TMEM25: 118,530,636–118,548,273, forward strandTMEM25IFT46: 118,544,381–118,572,970, reverse strandIFT46ARCN1: 118,572,384–118,603,033, forward strandARCN1PHLDB1: 118,606,396–118,658,038, forward strandPHLDB1TREH: 118,657,265–118,679,694, reverse strandTREHDDX6: 118,747,763–118,791,226, reverse strandDDX6CXCR5: 118,883,868–118,897,787, forward strandCXCR5BCL9L: 118,893,875–118,925,926, reverse strandBCL9LUPK2: 118,956,298–118,958,559, forward strandUPK2FOXR1: 118,971,623–118,981,287, forward strandFOXR1CENATAC: 118,998,051–119,015,811, forward strandCENATACRPS25: 119,014,665–119,018,724, reverse strandRPS25TRAPPC4: 119,018,733–119,025,454, forward strandTRAPPC4SLC37A4: 119,023,751–119,030,906, reverse strandHYOU1: 119,044,185–119,057,252, reverse strandVPS11: 119,067,789–119,082,753, forward strandVPS11HMBS: 119,084,861–119,093,920, forward strandHMBSH2AX: 119,093,874–119,095,465, reverse strandH2AXDPAGT1: 119,095,979–119,108,331, reverse strandDPAGT1C2CD2L: 119,102,198–119,118,544, forward strandHINFP: 119,121,509–119,136,059, forward strandABCG4: 119,149,029–119,162,653, forward strandABCG4NLRX1: 119,166,481–119,184,017, forward strandNLRX1NHERF4: 119,185,457–119,190,227, forward strandNHERF4DRC12: 119,190,055–119,206,266, reverse strandDRC12CBL: 119,206,036–119,313,926, forward strandCBLMCAM: 119,307,972–119,321,521, reverse strandMCAMRNF26: 119,334,527–119,337,309, forward strandRNF26C1QTNF5: 119,338,942–119,340,940, reverse strandC1QTNF5MFRP: 119,338,942–119,346,705, reverse strandMFRPUSP2: 119,355,215–119,381,720, reverse strandUSP2THY1: 119,415,476–119,424,985, reverse strandTHY1Diagram of UPK2: 5 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 11Exon 1: 118,956,298–118,956,426, 129 basesExon 2: 118,956,883–118,957,014, 132 basesExon 3: 118,957,208–118,957,346, 139 basesExon 4: 118,957,598–118,957,668, 71 basesExon 5: 118,958,097–118,958,559, 463 bases123455′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 0.9 kb of the gene's 2.3 kb; 555 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.). UPK2 gene: uroplakin 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/upk2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. UPK2 gene: uroplakin 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/upk2

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