| Gene Symbol | UGP2 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 7360 |
| Alt Symbol | UDPG, UDPGP, UDPGP2, UGP1, UGPP1, UGPP2, pHC379 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 |
| Other Description | UDP-glucose diphosphorylase|UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 1|UGPase 2|UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase|UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase 2|UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase|Uridyl diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase-1|uridyl diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 |
| Swissprots | Q07131 Q86Y81 Q0P6K2 Q9BU15 Q16851 |
| Accessions | AAX93207 EAW99953 EAW99954 EAW99955 EAW99956 EAW99957 Q16851 AF086113 AK300731 BAG62404 AK314263 BAG36928 BC000173 AAH00173 BC002954 AAH02954 BC047004 AAH47004 BX537559 BX647825 CA389301 CD516624 HQ448346 ADQ32826 U27460 AAB05640 XM_005264537 XP_005264594 XM_005264538 XP_005264595 XM_006712088 XP_006712151 XM_011533091 XP_011531393 NM_001001521 NP_001001521 NM_006759 NP_006750 |
| Function | Plays a central role as a glucosyl donor in cellular metabolic pathways. |
| Subcellular Location | Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8354390}. |
| Top Pathways | Pentose and glucuronate interconversions, Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, Galactose metabolism, Starch and sucrose metabolism |