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OTX2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18030309

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 14[13]
Cytogenetic location
14q22.3[17]
Encodes
Orthodenticle homeobox 2[11]
Expressed in
secondary oocyte, retinal pigment epithelium, cerebellar hemisphere, right hemisphere of cerebellum, lateral nuclear group of thalamus, nasal epithelium, gonad, tibialis anterior muscle, substantia nigra, olfactory zone of nasal mucosa[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genetic association
fundus dystrophy, hypopituitarism[14][15]
Genomic end
57277197, 56816693[6][7]
Genomic start
56799905, 57267425[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
11026[3]
Ortholog
Otx2, LOC100911492, otx2b[8][9][10]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en CPHD6 en MCOPS5 en Orthodenticle homeobox 2 en OTX2
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Protein OTX2 PDB 2dms.png ↗
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000165588
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000555804, ENST00000339475, ENST00000408990, ENST00000554559, ENST00000554788, ENST00000554845, ENST00000555006, ENST00000672125, ENST00000673035, ENST00000672264, ENST00000673481, ENST00000685244
Entrez Gene ID
5015
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03gycz_
HGNC ID
8522
HGNC gene symbol
OTX2
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2781056311
OMIM ID
600037
RefSeq RNA ID
NR_073036, NM_001270523, NM_001270524, NM_001270525, NM_021728, NM_172337, NR_073034
UMLS CUI
C1418202

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Summary

OTX2 is a gene[1]. OTX2 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. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . 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.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → OTX2
    Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) → 2781056311
    RefSeq RNA ID → NR_073036, NM_001270523, NM_001270524 +4
    Genetic association → fundus dystrophy, hypopituitarism
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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