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BEST2 bestrophin 2 [ Macaca mulatta (Rhesus monkey) ]

Gene ID: 716545, updated on 30-May-2026
Official Symbol
BEST2provided by VGNC
Official Full Name
bestrophin 2provided by VGNC
Primary source
VGNC:VGNC:108479
See related
Ensembl:ENSMMUG00000063236
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
MODEL
Organism
Macaca mulatta
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Cercopithecidae; Cercopithecinae; Macaca
Also known as
VMD2L1
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: 19
Exon count:
10
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current T2T-MMU8v2.0 (GCF_049350105.2) 19 NC_133424.1 (13308656..13316160)
103 previous assembly Mmul_10 (GCF_003339765.1) 19 NC_041772.1 (12331353..12338856)

Chromosome 19 - NC_133424.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene telomerase RNA component interacting RNase Neighboring gene guided entry of tail-anchored proteins factor 3, ATPase Neighboring gene hook microtubule tethering protein 2 Neighboring gene JunB proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit Neighboring gene peroxiredoxin 2 Neighboring gene thrombospondin type 1 domain containing 8

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Manual GO annotation of predictive protein signatures: the InterPro approach to GO curation. Burge S, et al. Database (Oxford), 2012. PMID 22301074, Free PMC Article

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables chloride channel activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
bestrophin-2a
Names
vitelliform macular dystrophy 2-like 1

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RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_049350105.2-RS_2025_08

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Reference T2T-MMU8v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_133424.1 Reference T2T-MMU8v2.0

    Range
    13308656..13316160
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_001108800.4 → XP_001108800.2  bestrophin-2a

Nucleotide Protein
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