SYN2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18031807
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SYN2

Summary

SYN2 is a gene[1]. SYN2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SYN2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • SYN2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • SYN2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 49348[5].
  • SYN2's genomic start is recorded as 12004388[6].
  • SYN2's genomic end is recorded as 12192032[7].
  • SYN2's ortholog is recorded as Syn2[8].
  • SYN2's ortholog is recorded as Syn2[9].
  • SYN2's ortholog is recorded as syn2a[10].
  • SYN2's encodes is recorded as Synapsin II[11].
  • SYN2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[12].
  • SYN2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 3[13].
  • SYN2's genetic association is recorded as schizophrenia[14].
  • SYN2's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[15].
  • SYN2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/6854[16].
  • SYN2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 3p25.2[17].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as middle temporal gyrus[18].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as endothelial cell[19].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as Brodmann area 23[20].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as superior frontal gyrus[21].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as entorhinal cortex[22].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as postcentral gyrus[23].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as pons[24].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as right frontal lobe[25].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as prefrontal cortex[26].
  • SYN2's expressed in is recorded as dorsolateral prefrontal cortex[27].

Why It Matters

SYN2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] SYN2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: 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. 23h ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association schizophrenia
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 3
    Strand orientation forward strand
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