SLC45A2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18040047
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SLC45A2

Summary

SLC45A2 is a gene[1]. SLC45A2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SLC45A2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • SLC45A2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • SLC45A2's Commons category is recorded as SLC45A2[5].
  • SLC45A2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 9412[6].
  • SLC45A2's genomic start is recorded as 33944721[7].
  • SLC45A2's genomic start is recorded as 33944623[8].
  • SLC45A2's genomic end is recorded as 33984835[9].
  • SLC45A2's genomic end is recorded as 33984693[10].
  • SLC45A2's ortholog is recorded as Slc45a2[11].
  • SLC45A2's ortholog is recorded as Slc45a2[12].
  • SLC45A2's ortholog is recorded as slc45a2[13].
  • SLC45A2's encodes is recorded as Solute carrier family 45 member 2[14].
  • SLC45A2's encodes is recorded as Membrane-associated transporter protein[15].
  • SLC45A2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • SLC45A2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 5[17].
  • SLC45A2's genetic association is recorded as melanoma[18].
  • SLC45A2's genetic association is recorded as albinism[19].
  • SLC45A2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[20].
  • SLC45A2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/51151[21].
  • SLC45A2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 5p13.2[22].
  • SLC45A2's expressed in is recorded as testicle[23].
  • SLC45A2's expressed in is recorded as retinal pigment epithelium[24].
  • SLC45A2's expressed in is recorded as gonad[25].
  • SLC45A2's expressed in is recorded as right lobe of liver[26].
  • SLC45A2's expressed in is recorded as islet of Langerhans[27].

Why It Matters

SLC45A2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] SLC45A2 is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mutations in the human orthologue of the mouse underwhite gene (uw) underlie a new form of oculocutaneous albinism, OCA4. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 5
    Instance of
    Subclass of protein-coding gene
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