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LIM2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18028562

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 19[12]
Cytogenetic location
19q13.41[15]
Encodes
Lens intrinsic membrane protein 2[10]
Expressed in
gonad, lens, granulocyte, retinal pigment epithelium, blood, bone marrow, apex of heart, placenta, lower respiratory tract, spleen[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genetic association
cataract 19 multiple types[13]
Genomic end
51891214, 51387974[6][7]
Genomic start
51379909, 51883163[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
12744[3]
Ortholog
Lim2, Lim2, lim2.5[8][9]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en CTRCT19 en lens intrinsic membrane protein 2 en LIM2 en MP17 en MP19 ar LIM٢
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000105370
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000596399, ENST00000221973
Entrez Gene ID
3982
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03hm48f
HGNC ID
6610
HGNC gene symbol
LIM2
OMIM ID
154045
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_030657, NM_001161748
UMLS CUI
C1416862

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 9
blood, spleen, placenta, bone marrow, lens, gonad, granulocyte, retinal pigment epithelium +1 more
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 19
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

LIM2 is a gene[1]. LIM2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → cataract 19 multiple types
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 19
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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