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Gene

APOL5

apolipoprotein L5

Summary

Cytogenetic location
22q12.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 22: 35,717,872–35,729,483 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 11.6 kb
Protein
433 amino acids
Also known as
APOLV
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000249044.2NM_030642.1
Locus type
gene with protein product

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 APOL5 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How APOL5 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 22, with a bracket where APOL5 sits. APOL5 and 11 genes near it on chromosome 22, from 35,223,678 to 36,223,677.Chromosome 2222q12.3p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3335.4 Mb35.6 Mb35.8 Mb36 Mb36.2 MbHMGXB4: 35,257,452–35,295,807, forward strandHMGXB4TOM1: 35,299,275–35,351,740, forward strandTOM1HMOX1: 35,380,361–35,394,214, forward strandHMOX1MCM5: 35,400,076–35,452,656, forward strandMCM5RASD2: 35,539,796–35,554,003, forward strandRASD2MB: 35,606,764–35,637,951, reverse strandMBAPOL6: 35,648,128–35,668,409, forward strandAPOL6APOL5: 35,717,872–35,729,483, forward strandAPOL5RBFOX2: 35,738,736–36,028,824, reverse strandRBFOX2APOL3: 36,139,792–36,166,177, reverse strandAPOL3APOL4: 36,189,124–36,204,840, reverse strandAPOL4APOL2: 36,220,307–36,239,954, reverse strandAPOL2Diagram of APOL5: 5 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 22Exon 1: 35,717,872–35,717,926, 55 basesExon 2: 35,720,568–35,720,654, 87 basesExon 3: 35,726,211–35,727,194, 984 basesExon 4: 35,728,723–35,728,904, 182 basesExon 5: 35,729,354–35,729,483, 130 bases123455′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 1.4 kb of the gene's 11.6 kb; 1,302 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.). APOL5 gene: apolipoprotein L5. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/apol5

Vancouver

Dante Labs. APOL5 gene: apolipoprotein L5 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/apol5

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