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RRM2 ribonucleotide reductase regulatory subunit M2

Gene ID: 6241, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: R2; RR2; RR2M; C2orf48

Summary

This gene encodes one of two non-identical subunits for ribonucleotide reductase. This reductase catalyzes the formation of deoxyribonucleotides from ribonucleotides. Synthesis of the encoded protein (M2) is regulated in a cell-cycle dependent fashion. Transcription from this gene can initiate from alternative promoters, which results in two isoforms that differ in the lengths of their N-termini. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 1 and X. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]

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DescriptionTests
Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
2p25.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (10122568..10211010)
Total number of exons:
14

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