CTU2

CTU2
Identifiers
Aliases	CTU2, C16orf84, NCS2, UPF0432, cytosolic thiouridylase subunit 2, MFRG
External IDs	OMIM: 617057; MGI: 1914215; HomoloGene: 79815; GeneCards: CTU2; OMA:CTU2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	88,715,396 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	123,210,877 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	oocyte; ; gonad; ; muscle of thigh; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; left uterine tube; ; prefrontal cortex; ; apex of heart; ; right frontal lobe; ; Brodmann area 9; ; cingulate gyrus;
	Top expressed in
	otic vesicle; ; Paneth cell; ; fossa; ; medullary collecting duct; ; condyle; ; Rostral migratory stream; ; trigeminal ganglion; ; renal corpuscle; ; internal carotid artery; ; hair follicle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	tRNA binding; protein binding; sulfurtransferase activity; nucleotidyltransferase activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; cytosol; protein-containing complex;
Biological process	tRNA wobble uridine modification; tRNA thio-modification; tRNA processing; tRNA wobble position uridine thiolation; protein urmylation; tRNA modification;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	348180
	66965
	ENSG00000174177
	ENSMUSG00000049482
	Q2VPK5
	Q3U308
	NM_001012759; NM_001012762; NM_001318507; NM_001318513
	NM_153775
	NP_001012777; NP_001012780; NP_001305436; NP_001305442
	NP_722470
	Wikidata
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CTU2 (formerly known as C16orf84) is a human gene located on chromosome 16.^[5] The mRNA encodes the longer isoform. The gene encodes a cytoplasmic protein that plays a probable role in tRNA modification.^[6]