ULK2
unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 2 | ATG1B, KIAA0623, Unc51.2

This gene encodes a protein that is similar to a serine/threonine kinase in C. elegans which is involved in axonal elongation. The structure of this protein is similar to the C. elegans protein in that both proteins have an N-terminal kinase domain, a central proline/serine rich (PS) domain, and a C-terminal (C) domain. The gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008]

Member of: DE-8
Biological processes 32 terms
Expression (TPM)
ULK2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ULK2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ULK2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = ULK2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to ULK2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ULK2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr17:19,579,724–19,580,220 288.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 101
chr17:19,645,969–19,646,517 221.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 116
chr17:19,647,149–19,649,280 220.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1126
chr17:19,744,539–19,745,417 122.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 325
chr17:19,866,833–19,868,282 85 bp At TSS Multiome 560
chr17:19,977,322–19,978,428 109.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 1017
chr17:19,992,824–19,993,272 125.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 455
chr17:20,008,666–20,010,100 141.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 646
chr17:20,155,600–20,156,828 288.1 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 631

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ULK2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr17:19,569,724 – 20,166,828
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq