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Uhrf2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Uhrf2
  • Name
    ubiquitin-like, containing PHD and RING finger domains 2
  • Synonyms
    2310065A22Rik, D130071B19Rik, Nirf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1923718
    NCBI Gene: 109113
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:30007920-30071126 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 24.73 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1535 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1923718
protein coding gene Chr19:30007913-30071126 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200020471
protein coding gene Chr19:26741837-26806341 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195033875
protein coding gene Chr19:26899311-26963800 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220018881
protein coding gene Chr19:26956116-27020429 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180013436
protein coding gene Chr19:27231558-27296032 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023968
protein coding gene Chr19:26604121-26668579 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020806
protein coding gene Chr19:26644601-26709076 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022867
protein coding gene Chr19:27078422-27141107 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005017366
protein coding gene Chr19:26481356-26546097 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210014670
protein coding gene Chr19:26835055-26899506 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185024507
protein coding gene Chr19:27221801-27286244 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205010662
protein coding gene Chr19:26613707-26678189 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000035565
protein coding gene Chr19:27441522-27505825 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028665
protein coding gene Chr19:28035450-28099936 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021304
protein coding gene Chr19:26598685-26663161 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225029283
protein coding gene Chr19:31791343-31855807 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010033906
protein coding gene Chr19:26818480-26882641 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010031202
protein coding gene Chr19:26796125-26860607 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027102
protein coding gene Chr19:26316174-26380695 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    UHRF2, ubiquitin like with PHD and ring finger domains 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    UHRF2, ubiquitin like with PHD and ring finger domains 2
  • Synonyms
    NIRF, RNF107, TDRD23, URF2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 115426
    UniProt: Q96PU4

  • Chr Location
    9p24.1; chr9:6413151-6507056 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    24 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous KO causes deregulated expression of neuron-related genes, reduced DNA methylation in the brain and impaired contextual conditioning and spatial memory.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
membraneless 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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 109113 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 63207 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001419330 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3536 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q7TMI3 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 803 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 20
      cDNA 19
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2147523, MGI:2147720, MGI:2444230
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 63
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 24
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:371055 Bender A, et al., UHRF2 mediates resistance to DNA methylation reprogramming in primordial germ cells. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 9;16(1):7350

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory