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Gene

AJAP1

adherens junctions associated protein 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1p36.32
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 4,654,609–4,792,534 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 137.9 kb
Protein
411 amino acids
Also known as
SHREW1, SHREW-1, MOT8
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000378191.5NM_018836.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads AJAP1 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How AJAP1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where AJAP1 sits. AJAP1 and 0 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 4,223,572 to 5,223,571.Chromosome 11p36.32p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q444.4 Mb4.6 Mb4.8 Mb5 Mb5.2 MbAJAP1: 4,654,609–4,792,534, forward strandAJAP1Diagram of AJAP1: 6 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 4,654,609–4,655,454, 846 basesExon 2: 4,711,900–4,712,699, 800 basesExon 3: 4,769,853–4,769,940, 88 basesExon 4: 4,772,280–4,772,525, 246 basesExon 5: 4,774,427–4,774,558, 132 basesExon 6: 4,782,545–4,792,534, 9,990 bases12465′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 12.1 kb of the gene's 137.9 kb; 1,236 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). AJAP1 gene: adherens junctions associated protein 1. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ajap1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. AJAP1 gene: adherens junctions associated protein 1 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ajap1

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