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Gene

BHLHE41

basic helix-loop-helix family member e41

Summary

Cytogenetic location
12p12.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 12: 26,120,030–26,125,037 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 5 kb
Protein
482 amino acids
Also known as
DEC2, SHARP-1, SHARP1
Previous symbols
BHLHB3
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000242728.5NM_030762.3
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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

Trait report that reads BHLHE41

How BHLHE41 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 12, with a bracket where BHLHE41 sits. BHLHE41 and 4 genes near it on chromosome 12, from 25,622,534 to 26,622,533.Chromosome 1212p12.1p13.33p13.32p13.31p13.2p13.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.31q24.32q24.3325.8 Mb26 Mb26.2 Mb26.4 Mb26.6 MbLMNTD1: 25,409,307–25,648,658, reverse strandLMNTD1RASSF8: 25,958,068–26,079,892, forward strandRASSF8BHLHE41: 26,120,030–26,125,037, reverse strandBHLHE41SSPN: 26,121,991–26,299,290, forward strandSSPNITPR2: 26,335,352–26,833,239, reverse strandITPR2Diagram of BHLHE41: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 12Exon 5: 26,120,030–26,123,168, 3,139 basesExon 4: 26,123,630–26,123,741, 112 basesExon 3: 26,124,072–26,124,179, 108 basesExon 2: 26,124,519–26,124,582, 64 basesExon 1: 26,124,718–26,125,037, 320 bases543215′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 3.7 kb of the gene's 5 kb; 1,449 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.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). BHLHE41 gene: basic helix-loop-helix family member e41. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/bhlhe41

Vancouver

Dante Labs. BHLHE41 gene: basic helix-loop-helix family member e41 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/bhlhe41

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