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Gene information for NHP2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID55651
Official gene symbolNHP2
Full nameNHP2 ribonucleoprotein homolog (yeast)
Aliases,NHP2P,NOLA2,
Gene summaryThis gene is a member of the H/ACA snoRNPs (small nucleolar ribonucleoproteins) gene family. snoRNPs are involved in various aspects of rRNA processing and modification and have been classified into two families: C/D and H/ACA. The H/ACA snoRNPs also include the DKC1, NOLA1 and NOLA3 proteins. These four H/ACA snoRNP proteins localize to the dense fibrillar components of nucleoli and to coiled (Cajal) bodies in the nucleus. Both 18S rRNA production and rRNA pseudouridylation are impaired if any one of the four proteins is depleted. The four H/ACA snoRNP proteins are also components of the telomerase complex. This gene encodes a protein related to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nhp2p. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 5   Locus: 5q35.3
Gene position177580961 - 177576464  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size4498 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID606470