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Gene

USP2

ubiquitin specific peptidase 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
11q23.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 11: 119,355,215–119,381,690 (GRCh38)
Exons
13 exons across 26.5 kb
Protein
605 amino acids
Also known as
UBP41
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000260187.7NM_004205.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads USP2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How USP2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 11, with a bracket where USP2 sits. USP2 and 26 genes near it on chromosome 11, from 118,868,453 to 119,868,452.Chromosome 1111q23.3p15.5p15.4p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12p11.2p11.12p11.11q11q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q13.4q13.5q14.1q14.2q14.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25119 Mb119.2 Mb119.4 Mb119.6 Mb119.8 MbCXCR5: 118,883,868–118,897,787, forward strandCXCR5BCL9L: 118,893,875–118,925,926, reverse strandBCL9LUPK2: 118,925,164–118,958,559, forward strandUPK2FOXR1: 118,971,623–118,981,287, forward strandCENATAC: 118,998,051–119,015,811, forward strandRPS25: 119,014,665–119,018,724, reverse strandRPS25TRAPPC4: 119,018,733–119,025,454, forward strandTRAPPC4SLC37A4: 119,023,751–119,030,906, reverse strandSLC37A4HYOU1: 119,044,185–119,057,252, reverse strandHYOU1VPS11: 119,067,789–119,082,753, forward strandHMBS: 119,084,861–119,093,920, forward strandH2AX: 119,093,874–119,095,465, reverse strandH2AXDPAGT1: 119,095,979–119,108,331, reverse strandDPAGT1C2CD2L: 119,102,198–119,118,544, forward strandC2CD2LHINFP: 119,121,509–119,136,059, forward strandHINFPABCG4: 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 strandRNF26MFRP: 119,338,942–119,346,705, reverse strandMFRPC1QTNF5: 119,338,942–119,340,940, reverse strandC1QTNF5USP2: 119,355,215–119,381,690, reverse strandUSP2THY1: 119,415,476–119,424,985, reverse strandTHY1NECTIN1: 119,623,408–119,729,488, reverse strandNECTIN1Diagram of USP2: 13 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 11Exon 13: 119,355,215–119,356,922, 1,708 basesExon 12: 119,357,187–119,357,307, 121 basesExon 11: 119,357,483–119,357,590, 108 basesExon 10: 119,357,757–119,357,835, 79 basesExon 9: 119,357,981–119,358,061, 81 basesExon 8: 119,358,149–119,358,252, 104 basesExon 7: 119,358,773–119,358,837, 65 basesExon 6: 119,359,024–119,359,134, 111 basesExon 5: 119,359,231–119,359,342, 112 basesExon 4: 119,359,537–119,359,660, 124 basesExon 3: 119,360,184–119,360,234, 51 basesExon 2: 119,372,707–119,373,521, 815 basesExon 1: 119,381,473–119,381,690, 218 bases1310515′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 3.7 kb of the gene's 26.5 kb; 1,818 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.). USP2 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. USP2 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp2

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