Entrez gene ID | | 10911 |
Official gene symbol | | UTS2 |
Full name | | urotensin 2 |
Aliases | | ,PRO1068,U-II,UCN2,UII, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a mature peptide that is an active cyclic heptapeptide absolutely conserved from lamprey to human. The active peptide acts as a vasoconstrictor and is expressed only in brain tissue. Despite the gene family name similarity, this gene is not homologous to urocortin, a member of the sauvagine/corticotropin-releasing factor/urotensin I family. Most of the proprotein is cleaved to make the mature peptide. Transcript variants encoding different preproprotein isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p36 |
Gene position | | 7913551 - 7907672 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 5880 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 604097 |
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