TYK2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14914487
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TYK2

Summary

TYK2 is a gene[1]. TYK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TYK2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • TYK2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • TYK2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 20712[5].
  • TYK2's genomic start is recorded as 10350529[6].
  • TYK2's genomic start is recorded as 10461209[7].
  • TYK2's genomic end is recorded as 10491352[8].
  • TYK2's genomic end is recorded as 10380572[9].
  • TYK2's ortholog is recorded as Tyk2[10].
  • TYK2's ortholog is recorded as Tyk2[11].
  • TYK2's ortholog is recorded as tyk2[12].
  • TYK2's ortholog is recorded as hop[13].
  • TYK2's encodes is recorded as tyrosine kinase 2[14].
  • TYK2's encodes is recorded as Non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2[15].
  • TYK2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • TYK2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 19[17].
  • TYK2's genetic association is recorded as rheumatoid arthritis[18].
  • TYK2's genetic association is recorded as type-1 diabetes[19].
  • TYK2's genetic association is recorded as psoriasis[20].
  • TYK2's genetic association is recorded as susceptibility to infection due to TYK2 deficiency[21].
  • TYK2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[22].
  • TYK2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/7297[23].
  • TYK2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 19p13.2[24].
  • TYK2's expressed in is recorded as granulocyte[25].
  • TYK2's expressed in is recorded as right hemisphere of cerebellum[26].
  • TYK2's expressed in is recorded as anterior pituitary[27].

Why It Matters

TYK2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] TYK2 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] TYK2 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Ensembl Release 99. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q20641742. Retrieved . 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 sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association rheumatoid arthritis, type-1 diabetes, psoriasis +1
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 19
    Strand orientation reverse strand
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