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Gene

ALKBH6

alkB homolog 6, nucleotide demethylase

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19q13.12
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 36,009,120–36,014,213 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 5.1 kb
Protein
238 amino acids
Also known as
MGC15677
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000378875.8NM_032878.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads ALKBH6 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ALKBH6 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where ALKBH6 sits. ALKBH6 and 46 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 35,511,667 to 36,511,666.Chromosome 1919q13.12p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4335.6 Mb35.8 Mb36 Mb36.2 Mb36.4 MbDMKN: 35,497,220–35,513,704, reverse strandSBSN: 35,523,367–35,528,351, reverse strandSBSNGAPDHS: 35,533,455–35,545,319, forward strandGAPDHSTMEM147: 35,545,600–35,547,527, forward strandTMEM147ATP4A: 35,549,339–35,563,658, reverse strandATP4APMIS2: 35,586,161–35,587,296, forward strandPMIS2HAUS5: 35,612,735–35,625,355, forward strandHAUS5RBM42: 35,628,989–35,638,927, forward strandRBM42ETV2: 35,641,730–35,644,871, forward strandETV2COX6B1: 35,648,230–35,662,890, forward strandCOX6B1UPK1A: 35,666,516–35,678,481, forward strandUPK1AZBTB32: 35,704,558–35,717,048, forward strandKMT2B: 35,717,973–35,738,880, forward strandIGFLR1: 35,738,798–35,742,459, reverse strand: 35,739,252–35,745,432, reverse strandU2AF1L4: 35,742,464–35,745,460, reverse strandPSENEN: 35,745,070–35,747,519, forward strand: 35,745,678–35,754,519, forward strandLIN37: 35,748,361–35,754,519, forward strandHSPB6: 35,754,566–35,758,079, reverse strandHSPB6PROSER3: 35,758,143–35,771,398, forward strandPROSER3ARHGAP33: 35,774,532–35,788,822, forward strandARHGAP33PRODH2: 35,799,975–35,813,299, reverse strandPRODH2NPHS1: 35,825,372–35,869,287, reverse strandNPHS1KIRREL2: 35,851,369–35,867,145, forward strandAPLP1: 35,867,899–35,879,803, forward strandAPLP1NFKBID: 35,887,129–35,902,303, reverse strandNFKBIDHCST: 35,899,017–35,904,377, forward strandHCSTTYROBP: 35,904,398–35,908,318, reverse strandTYROBPLRFN3: 35,935,358–35,946,624, forward strandLRFN3SDHAF1: 35,995,188–35,996,312, forward strandSDHAF1SYNE4: 36,000,545–36,008,831, reverse strandSYNE4ALKBH6: 36,009,120–36,014,213, reverse strandALKBH6CLIP3: 36,014,660–36,033,343, reverse strandCLIP3THAP8: 36,033,393–36,054,739, reverse strandWDR62: 36,054,649–36,105,112, forward strandWDR62OVOL3: 36,111,116–36,113,711, forward strandOVOL3POLR2I: 36,111,817–36,115,213, reverse strandPOLR2ITBCB: 36,114,289–36,125,948, forward strandTBCBCAPNS1: 36,139,953–36,150,356, forward strandCAPNS1COX7A1: 36,150,287–36,152,699, reverse strandZNF565: 36,181,542–36,246,257, reverse strandZNF565ZNF146: 36,214,602–36,239,969, forward strandZNF146ZFP14: 36,334,453–36,379,208, reverse strandZFP14ZFP82: 36,383,120–36,418,924, reverse strandZFP82ZNF566: 36,445,119–36,489,902, reverse strandZNF566ZNF260: 36,510,687–36,528,696, reverse strandZNF260Diagram of ALKBH6: 7 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 19Exon 7: 36,009,120–36,009,553, 434 basesExon 6: 36,010,567–36,010,683, 117 basesExon 5: 36,010,894–36,011,045, 152 basesExon 4: 36,011,404–36,011,464, 61 basesExon 3: 36,013,021–36,013,089, 69 basesExon 2: 36,013,344–36,013,422, 79 basesExon 1: 36,014,175–36,014,213, 39 bases76543215′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 1 kb of the gene's 5.1 kb; 717 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.). ALKBH6 gene: alkB homolog 6, nucleotide demethylase. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/alkbh6

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ALKBH6 gene: alkB homolog 6, nucleotide demethylase [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/alkbh6

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