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Gene

CRP

C-reactive protein

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1q23.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 159,712,289–159,714,589 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 2.3 kb
Protein
224 amino acids
Also known as
PTX1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000255030.9NM_000567.3
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How CRP is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where CRP sits. CRP and 23 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 159,213,439 to 160,213,438.Chromosome 11q23.2p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q44159.4 Mb159.6 Mb159.8 Mb160 Mb160.2 MbFCER1A: 159,289,714–159,308,224, forward strandFCER1AOR10J3: 159,313,720–159,314,659, reverse strandOR10J3OR10J4: 159,432,204–159,433,138, forward strandOR10J4OR10J1: 159,437,845–159,443,078, forward strandOR10J1OR10J5: 159,535,078–159,536,007, reverse strandOR10J5APCS: 159,587,818–159,602,430, forward strandAPCSCRP: 159,712,289–159,714,589, reverse strandCRPDUSP23: 159,780,931–159,782,543, forward strandDUSP23FCRL6: 159,800,503–159,816,262, forward strandFCRL6SLAMF8: 159,826,682–159,837,492, forward strandSLAMF8: 159,834,474–159,873,053, reverse strandVSIG8: 159,854,316–159,862,657, reverse strandVSIG8CFAP45: 159,872,364–159,900,165, reverse strandCFAP45TAGLN2: 159,918,106–159,925,546, reverse strandTAGLN2IGSF9: 159,927,039–159,949,468, reverse strandIGSF9SLAMF9: 159,951,492–159,954,237, reverse strandSLAMF9KCNJ10: 159,998,651–160,070,483, reverse strandKCNJ10PIGM: 160,024,953–160,031,990, reverse strandPIGMKCNJ9: 160,081,501–160,094,277, forward strandKCNJ9IGSF8: 160,091,340–160,101,109, reverse strandIGSF8ATP1A2: 160,115,755–160,143,605, forward strandATP1A2ATP1A4: 160,151,586–160,187,593, forward strandATP1A4CASQ1: 160,190,212–160,201,886, forward strandCASQ1PEA15: 160,205,328–160,220,335, forward strandPEA15Diagram of CRP: 2 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 1Exon 2: 159,712,289–159,714,138, 1,850 basesExon 1: 159,714,425–159,714,589, 165 bases215′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 kb of the gene's 2.3 kb; 675 of those bases code for the protein.

External links

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.). CRP gene: C-reactive protein. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/crp

Vancouver

Dante Labs. CRP gene: C-reactive protein [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/crp

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