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PEX2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18030976

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 8[11]
Cytogenetic location
8q21.13[16]
Encodes
peroxisomal biogenesis factor 2[9]
Expressed in
seminal vesicula, ventricular zone, olfactory zone of nasal mucosa, islet of Langerhans, rectum, monocyte, epithelium of colon, right adrenal cortex, gallbladder, body of pancreas[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[10]
Genetic association
Zellweger spectrum disorder, peroxisomal biogenesis disorder, Zellweger syndrome[12][13][14]
Genomic end
77001044, 77913280[6][7]
Genomic start
76980258, 77892494[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
269[3]
Ortholog
Pex2, Pex2, Pex2, pex2[8]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en PAF1 en PBD5A en PBD5B en peroxisomal biogenesis factor 2 en PEX2 en PMP3 en PMP35 en PXMP3 en RNF72 en ZWS3
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000164751
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000522527, ENST00000357039, ENST00000518986, ENST00000519956, ENST00000520103, ENST00000520203
Entrez Gene ID
5828
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03gy8wf
HGNC ID
9717
HGNC gene symbol
PEX2
OMIM ID
170993
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_001172087, NM_000318, NM_001079867, NM_001172086
UMLS CUI
C1419149

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Summary

PEX2 is a gene[1].

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] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . 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.
  25. [26] ↑ . 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. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → PEX2
    Genetic association → Zellweger spectrum disorder, peroxisomal biogenesis disorder, Zellweger syndrome
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_001172087, NM_000318, NM_001079867 +1
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/5828
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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