UTP11 Gene

Name UTP11 small subunit processome component
Description Enables RNA binding activity. Involved in nervous system development; positive regulation of apoptotic process; and ribosomal small subunit biogenesis. Located in cytoplasm; extracellular space; and nucleolus. Part of small-subunit processome. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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NCBI Gene ID 51118
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Functional Associations

UTP11 has 1,666 functional associations with biological entities spanning 6 categories (chemical, functional term, phrase or reference, disease, phenotype or trait, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA, sequence feature) extracted from 40 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of UTP11 gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the Carcinogenome Chemical Perturbation Carcinogenicity Signatures dataset.
CCLE Cell Line Proteomics Cell lines associated with UTP11 protein from the CCLE Cell Line Proteomics dataset.
CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations cell types associated with UTP11 gene from the CellMarker Gene-Cell Type Associations dataset.
ChEA Transcription Factor Targets 2022 transcription factors binding the promoter of UTP11 gene in low- or high-throughput transcription factor functional studies from the CHEA Transcription Factor Targets 2022 dataset.
CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset.
CM4AI U2OS Cell Map Protein Localization Assemblies assemblies containing UTP11 protein from integrated AP-MS and IF data from the CM4AI U2OS Cell Map Protein Localization Assemblies dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components containing UTP11 protein from the COMPARTMENTS Curated Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with UTP11 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DeepCoverMOA Drug Mechanisms of Action small molecule perturbations with high or low expression of UTP11 protein relative to other small molecule perturbations from the DeepCoverMOA Drug Mechanisms of Action dataset.
DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases associated with UTP11 gene in GWAS datasets from the DISEASES Experimental Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases co-occuring with UTP11 gene in abstracts of biomedical publications from the DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations diseases associated with UTP11 gene in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 biological processes involving UTP11 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving UTP11 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 cellular components containing UTP11 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing UTP11 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 molecular functions performed by UTP11 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 dataset.
GTEx eQTL 2025 SNPs regulating expression of UTP11 gene from the GTEx eQTL 2025 dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 tissues with high or low expression of UTP11 gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset.
GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures tissue samples with high or low expression of UTP11 gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of UTP11 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of UTP11 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbation Consensus Signatures small molecule perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP Chemical Perturbations Consensus Signatures dataset.
LINCS L1000 CMAP CRISPR Knockout Consensus Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the LINCS L1000 CMAP CRISPR Knockout Consensus Signatures dataset.
MoTrPAC Rat Endurance Exercise Training tissue samples with high or low expression of UTP11 gene relative to other tissue samples from the MoTrPAC Rat Endurance Exercise Training dataset.
NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box Gene Expression Profiles drug perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box dataset.
PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2023 pathways involving UTP11 protein from the PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2023 dataset.
PFOCR Pathway Figure Associations 2024 pathways involving UTP11 protein from the Wikipathways PFOCR 2024 dataset.
Reactome Pathways 2024 pathways involving UTP11 protein from the Reactome Pathways 2024 dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 K562 Genome-wide Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 RPE1 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the Replogle et al., Cell, 2022 RPE1 Essential Perturb-seq Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of UTP11 gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
Sci-Plex Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of UTP11 gene from the Sci-Plex Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of UTP11 protein from the TISSUES Curated Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of UTP11 protein in proteomics datasets from the TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with UTP11 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.