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UGT2B10
UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B10
Chromosome 4 · 4q13.2
NCBI Gene: 7365Ensembl: ENSG00000109181.13HGNC: HGNC:12544UniProt: P36537
33PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
xenobiotic catabolic processestrogen metabolic processglucuronosyltransferase activitydetoxificationdiabetic ketoacidosisalcohol drinkingplacenta praevianeuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, type 6A
✦AI Summary

UGT2B10 is a UDP-glucuronosyltransferase enzyme primarily expressed in human liver that catalyzes the glucuronidation of diverse substrates, playing a critical role in xenobiotic detoxification and drug metabolism 1. The enzyme exhibits high-affinity N-glucuronidation activity toward tertiary amines, including nicotine and cotinine, where UGT2B10 demonstrates superior catalytic efficiency compared to other UGT isoforms 2. UGT2B10 metabolizes multiple clinically important drugs, including tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, trimipramine), atypical antipsychotics (asenapine, clozapine), and lamotrigine, often serving as the primary glucuronidation enzyme at therapeutic concentrations 345. Beyond N-glucuronidation, UGT2B10 catalyzes N-glucosidation as an alternative metabolic pathway 6. Expression of UGT2B10 is subject to epigenetic regulation by microRNA-485-5p, which reduces enzyme activity and contributes to inter-individual variability in drug response 1. A functional polymorphism (D67Y) significantly impairs UGT2B10 activity against tobacco-specific nitrosamines and may influence smoking-related cancer susceptibility 7. UGT2B10 polymorphisms represent an important pharmacogenomic factor affecting dexmedetomidine and other medication pharmacokinetics, particularly in pediatric populations 8.

Sources cited
1
UGT2B10 expression is regulated by miR-485-5p; identification of post-transcriptional regulation mechanism contributing to inter-individual UGT2B variability
PMID: 31554697
2
UGT2B10 is the major hepatic enzyme catalyzing nicotine glucuronidation with superior activity compared to UGT1A4 and UGT2B7; liver-specific expression
PMID: 17576790
3
UGT2B10 is a high-affinity enzyme for tricyclic antidepressant N-glucuronidation at therapeutic concentrations; nicotine selectively inhibits UGT2B10
PMID: 20133892
4
UGT2B10 catalyzes N-glucuronidation of multiple tertiary amines including antipsychotics, antihistamines, and other amine-containing drugs
PMID: 28803208
5
UGT2B10 identified as an N-glucosidation enzyme; BCRP transporter mediates efflux of N-glucosides produced by UGT2B10
PMID: 29691239
6
UGT2B10 metabolizes lamotrigine (60% of metabolism); UGT2B10 phenotypes and expression changes affect lamotrigine exposure during pregnancy
PMID: 39904839
7
UGT2B10 D67Y polymorphism is a functional variant associated with reduced tobacco-specific nitrosamine glucuronidation and potential smoking-related cancer susceptibility
PMID: 18300939
8
UGT2B10 is an identified pharmacogene affecting dexmedetomidine metabolism in pediatric patients; genetic polymorphisms contribute to inter-individual pharmacokinetic variability
PMID: 39644147
Disease Associationsⓘ20
diabetic ketoacidosisOpen Targets
0.22Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.14Weak
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.14Weak
neuropathy, hereditary motor and sensory, type 6AOpen Targets
0.13Weak
metabolic diseaseOpen Targets
0.12Weak
acquired thrombocytopeniaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
pancreatic adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
melanomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
nicotine dependenceOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
spondylo-ocular syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
gastric adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
benign prostatic hyperplasiaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CYP2B6Protein interaction97%CYP2C9Protein interaction96%CYP1A2Protein interaction96%CYP2C8Protein interaction96%AOX1Protein interaction95%CYP1A1Protein interaction95%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
0%
Brain
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Heart
0%
Ovary
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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UGT2B10CYP2B6CYP2C9CYP1A2CYP2C8AOX1CYP1A1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7YF5 · 1.53 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.47LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.16 [0.93–1.47]
RankingsWhere UGT2B10 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,445of 20,598
    Most Researched33
  • #15,011of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.47
Genes detectedUGT2B10
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
A systematic review of dexmedetomidine pharmacology in pediatric patients.
PMID: 39644147
Clin Transl Sci · 2024
1.00
2
Potential Regulation of UGT2B10 and UGT2B7 by miR-485-5p in Human Liver.
PMID: 31554697
Mol Pharmacol · 2019
0.90
3
N-glucuronidation catalyzed by UGT1A4 and UGT2B10 in human liver microsomes: Assay optimization and substrate identification.
PMID: 28803208
J Pharm Biomed Anal · 2017
0.80
4
Nicotine glucuronidation and the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT2B10.
PMID: 17576790
Mol Pharmacol · 2007
0.70
5
Role of human UGT2B10 in N-glucuronidation of tricyclic antidepressants, amitriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, and trimipramine.
PMID: 20133892
Drug Metab Dispos · 2010
0.60