Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7360
Gene name UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2
Gene symbol UGP2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEE83EIEE83SVUGP2UDPGUDPGPUDPGP2UGP1UGPP1UGPP2pHC379
Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2p15
Summary The enzyme encoded by this gene is an important intermediary in mammalian carbohydrate interconversions. It transfers a glucose moiety from glucose-1-phosphate to MgUTP and forms UDP-glucose and MgPPi. In liver and muscle tissue, UDP-glucose is a direct p
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs768305634 A>G Pathogenic 5 prime UTR variant, missense variant, upstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, initiator codon variant, intron variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000916 hsa-miR-15a-5p Microarray 18362358
MIRT000915 hsa-miR-16-5p Microarray 18362358
MIRT016507 hsa-miR-193b-3p Proteomics 21512034
MIRT028292 hsa-miR-32-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT044323 hsa-miR-106b-5p CLASH 23622248
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003983 Function UTP:glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IBA
GO:0003983 Function UTP:glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IDA 22132858, 31820119
GO:0003983 Function UTP:glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity IEA
GO:0003983 Function UTP:glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity TAS 8354390, 8631325
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 17474147, 25416956, 32296183, 32814053
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
191760 12527 ENSG00000169764
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16851
Protein name UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.9) (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) (UDPGP) (UGPase)
Protein function UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase catalyzing the conversion of glucose-1-phosphate into UDP-glucose, a crucial precursor for the production of glycogen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31820119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8354390, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8631
PDB 3R2W , 3R3I , 4R7P
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01704 UDPGP 55 473 UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in various brain regions. Expressed in amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, caudate, cerebellar hemisphere, cerebellum, cortex, frontal cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens, putamen, spinal cord and sub
Sequence
Sequence length 508
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
Galactose metabolism
Starch and sucrose metabolism
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
Biosynthesis of various nucleotide sugars
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of cofactors
Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars
  Formation of the active cofactor, UDP-glucuronate
Glycogen synthesis
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
D-6618 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs768305634 RCV002273831
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 83 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs768305634 RCV000993844
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
DEVELOPMENTAL AND EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY 83 Disgenet, HPO
Disgenet, HPO
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Gastric cancer Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
INSOMNIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
UGP2-related disorder Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References Evidence Score
Brain Neoplasms Associate 29347944
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 29371291, 32733617
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 37450292
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 29347944
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Associate 37174719
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Hyperplasia Associate 29347944
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Lymphatic Metastasis Associate 29347944
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasm Metastasis Associate 29371291
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Neoplasms Associate 21999571, 32733617
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Pancreatic Diseases Associate 29347944
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only