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Gene

ALKBH1

alkB homolog 1, histone H2A dioxygenase

Summary

Cytogenetic location
14q24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 14: 77,672,404–77,708,023 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 35.6 kb
Protein
389 amino acids
Also known as
hABH, alkB, ABH
Previous symbols
ALKBH
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000216489.8NM_006020.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How ALKBH1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 14, with a bracket where ALKBH1 sits. ALKBH1 and 16 genes near it on chromosome 14, from 77,190,214 to 78,190,213.Chromosome 1414q24.3p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.11q32.12q32.13q32.2q32.31q32.32q32.3377.2 Mb77.4 Mb77.6 Mb77.8 Mb78 Mb: 77,098,311–77,225,462, forward strandTMEM63C: 77,116,568–77,259,498, forward strandTMEM63CNGB: 77,265,483–77,271,211, reverse strandNGBPOMT2: 77,274,956–77,320,898, reverse strandPOMT2GSTZ1: 77,320,996–77,344,021, forward strandGSTZ1TMED8: 77,335,024–77,377,348, reverse strandTMED8SAMD15: 77,376,689–77,392,372, forward strandSAMD15NOXRED1: 77,394,021–77,423,523, reverse strandNOXRED1VIPAS39: 77,426,674–77,457,952, reverse strandVIPAS39AHSA1: 77,457,743–77,469,482, forward strandAHSA1ISM2: 77,474,394–77,499,408, reverse strandISM2SPTLC2: 77,505,997–77,616,781, reverse strandSPTLC2ALKBH1: 77,672,404–77,708,023, reverse strandALKBH1SLIRP: 77,708,045–77,761,104, forward strandSLIRPSNW1: 77,709,019–77,761,207, reverse strandSNW1ADCK1: 77,800,059–77,937,188, forward strandADCK1NRXN3: 78,170,373–79,868,291, forward strandNRXN3Diagram of ALKBH1: 6 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 14Exon 6: 77,672,404–77,674,241, 1,838 basesExon 5: 77,675,656–77,675,849, 194 basesExon 4: 77,679,880–77,679,970, 91 basesExon 3: 77,694,738–77,694,900, 163 basesExon 2: 77,704,369–77,704,477, 109 basesExon 1: 77,707,822–77,708,023, 202 bases6543215′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 2.6 kb of the gene's 35.6 kb; 1,170 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.). ALKBH1 gene: alkB homolog 1, histone H2A dioxygenase. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/alkbh1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ALKBH1 gene: alkB homolog 1, histone H2A dioxygenase [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/alkbh1

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