Gene Information
Gene NameUGP2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length508
Protein NamesUTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.9) (UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase) (UDPGP) (UGPase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000169764 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ16851
Gene CardUGP2
Uniprot IDQ16851
PfamPF01704
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.456605523)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ UGP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ UGP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ UGP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ UGP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ugp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ UGP2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ugp2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsUAP1, UAP1L1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly 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 substantia nigra (PubMed:31820119). Also widely expressed among other tissues, including liver, heart, placenta, lung, kidney, pancreas and skeletal muscle (PubMed:8354390, PubMed:8631325). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31820119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8354390, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8631325}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.004323(Rat);0.066667(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 3R2W  (X-ray  3.60A  3R3I  (X-ray  3.57A  4R7P  (X-ray  3.35A 
DBSNP rs768305634  rs1130982 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31820119, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8354390}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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