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Gene information for UGP2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7360
Official gene symbolUGP2
Full nameUDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2
Aliases,UDPG,UDPGP2,UGPP2,pHC379,
Gene summaryThe enzyme encoded by this gene is an important intermediary in mammalian carbohydrate interconversions. It transfers a glucose moiety from glucose-1-phosphate to MgUTP and forms UDP-glucose and MgPPi. In liver and muscle tissue, UDP-glucose is a direct precursor of glycogen; in lactating mammary gland it is converted to UDP-galactose which is then converted to lactose. The eukaryotic enzyme has no significant sequence similarity to the prokaryotic enzyme. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2p14-p13
Gene position64068098 - 64118696  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size50599 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID191760