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Gene information for OLIG2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID10215
Official gene symbolOLIG2
Full nameoligodendrocyte lineage transcription factor 2
Aliases,BHLHB1,OLIGO2,PRKCBP2,RACK17,bHLHe19,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor which is expressed in oligodendroglial tumors of the brain. The protein is an essential regulator of ventral neuroectodermal progenitor cell fate. The gene is involved in a chromosomal translocation t(14;21)(q11.2;q22) associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Its chromosomal location is within a region of chromosome 21 which has been suggested to play a role in learning deficits associated with Down syndrome. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 21   Locus: 21q22.11
Gene position34398239 - 34401500  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size3262 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID606386