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Uts2b Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Uts2b
  • Name
    urotensin 2B
  • Synonyms
    Urp, Uts2d
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2677064
    NCBI Gene: 224065
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:27172072-27188989 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 18.93 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    132 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2677064
 protein coding gene Chr16:27172072-27188989 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0022699
 protein coding gene Chr16:25120946-25143238 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0022662
 protein coding gene Chr16:23936879-23957607 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022636
 protein coding gene Chr16:24900188-24918641 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0022666
 protein coding gene Chr16:24138995-24158570 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0022431
 protein coding gene Chr16:25014389-25031390 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023115
 protein coding gene Chr16:25653703-25673413 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020633
 protein coding gene Chr16:24483745-24499019 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021959
 protein coding gene Chr16:25049033-25068358 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0022401
 protein coding gene Chr16:26777150-26803491 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0022534
 protein coding gene Chr16:23880011-23898865 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0022509
 protein coding gene Chr16:23860737-23878266 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0022601
 protein coding gene Chr16:24899196-24917611 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0022528
 protein coding gene Chr16:26254822-26277438 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023127
 protein coding gene Chr16:24861388-24879571 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0021698
 protein coding gene Chr16:24147752-24166035 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0021529
 protein coding gene Chr16:24588936-24609710 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0022003
 protein coding gene Chr16:24796675-24818054 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    UTS2B, urotensin 2B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    UTS2B, urotensin 2B
  • Synonyms
    U2B, UIIB, U-IIB, URP, UTS2D
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 257313
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q765I0
    UniProt: Q765I0

  • Chr Location
    3q28; chr3:191267168-191346182 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    8
  • GO References
    6
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    733
  • Tissues
    10
  • cDNA Data
    7
  • Literature Summary
    4
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 224065 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 16918 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_198166 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 851 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q765I1 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 113 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 8
    cDNA 7
    Primer pair 1

    Microarray probesets 1
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2685384
References
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  • Summaries
    All 34
    Developmental Gene Expression 4
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 6
  • Earliest
    J:87485 Sugo T, et al., Identification of urotensin II-related peptide as the urotensin II-immunoreactive molecule in the rat brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 Oct 24;310(3):860-8
  • Latest
    J:324579 Yoshioka Y, et al., Uts2b is a microbiota-regulated gene expressed in vagal afferent neurons connected to enteroendocrine cells producing cholecystokinin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2022 Jun 11;608:66-72
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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