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Gene

DCXR

dicarbonyl and L-xylulose reductase

Summary

Cytogenetic location
17q25.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 17: 82,035,858–82,037,697 (GRCh38)
Exons
8 exons across 1.8 kb
Protein
244 amino acids
Also known as
KIDCR, DCR, SDR20C1, HCR2, P34H
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000306869.7NM_016286.4
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How DCXR is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 17, with a bracket where DCXR sits. DCXR and 46 genes near it on chromosome 17, from 81,536,778 to 82,536,777.Chromosome 1717q25.3p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.381.6 Mb81.8 Mb82 Mb82.2 Mb82.4 MbFSCN2: 81,528,372–81,542,415, forward strandFSCN2FAAP100: 81,539,885–81,553,961, reverse strandFAAP100NPLOC4: 81,556,887–81,648,465, reverse strandNPLOC4TSPAN10: 81,637,171–81,648,754, forward strandPDE6G: 81,650,459–81,663,112, reverse strandOXLD1: 81,665,033–81,666,635, reverse strandCCDC137: 81,666,698–81,673,904, forward strandARL16: 81,681,160–81,683,797, reverse strandHGS: 81,683,326–81,703,138, forward strandHGSMRPL12: 81,703,357–81,711,112, forward strandMRPL12: 81,703,371–81,720,539, forward strandSLC25A10: 81,711,951–81,721,969, forward strandSLC25A10GCGR: 81,803,105–81,814,023, forward strandGCGRMCRIP1: 81,821,790–81,833,302, reverse strandMCRIP1PPP1R27: 81,833,488–81,835,056, reverse strandPPP1R27P4HB: 81,843,158–81,860,856, reverse strandP4HBARHGDIA: 81,867,719–81,871,378, reverse strandALYREF: 81,887,830–81,891,835, reverse strandANAPC11: 81,890,669–81,900,991, forward strandNPB: 81,900,745–81,902,905, forward strandPCYT2: 81,900,958–81,911,507, reverse strandSIRT7: 81,911,939–81,921,323, reverse strandMAFG: 81,918,270–81,927,769, reverse strandMAFGPYCR1: 81,932,378–81,942,412, reverse strandPYCR1MYADML2: 81,939,645–81,947,233, reverse strandMYADML2NOTUM: 81,952,507–81,963,328, reverse strandNOTUMASPSCR1: 81,976,807–82,018,698, forward strandCENPX: 82,018,590–82,024,107, reverse strandLRRC45: 82,023,269–82,031,153, forward strandLRRC45RAC3: 82,031,192–82,034,218, forward strandRAC3DCXR: 82,035,858–82,037,697, reverse strandDCXRRFNG: 82,047,902–82,051,871, reverse strandRFNGGPS1: 82,050,691–82,058,063, forward strandDUS1L: 82,057,506–82,066,206, reverse strandFASN: 82,076,900–82,098,294, reverse strandFASNCCDC57: 82,101,458–82,212,885, reverse strandCCDC57SLC16A3: 82,217,878–82,261,176, forward strandSLC16A3CSNK1D: 82,239,023–82,273,730, reverse strandCSNK1DCD7: 82,313,564–82,317,625, reverse strandCD7SECTM1: 82,321,024–82,335,518, reverse strandSECTM1TEX19: 82,359,246–82,363,775, forward strandTEX19UTS2R: 82,368,266–82,377,709, forward strandUTS2ROGFOD3: 82,389,210–82,418,637, reverse strandOGFOD3HEXD: 82,418,318–82,442,647, forward strandHEXDCYBC1: 82,440,351–82,450,829, reverse strandCYBC1NARF: 82,458,180–82,490,542, forward strandNARFFOXK2: 82,519,248–82,644,662, forward strandFOXK2Diagram of DCXR: 8 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 17Exon 8: 82,035,858–82,036,063, 206 basesExon 7: 82,036,191–82,036,308, 118 basesExon 6: 82,036,384–82,036,448, 65 basesExon 5: 82,036,544–82,036,643, 100 basesExon 4: 82,036,721–82,036,763, 43 basesExon 3: 82,036,859–82,037,013, 155 basesExon 2: 82,037,450–82,037,547, 98 basesExon 1: 82,037,631–82,037,697, 67 bases876543215′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 0.9 kb of the gene's 1.8 kb; 735 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to DCXR

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions DCXR can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

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.
  • 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.). DCXR gene: dicarbonyl and L-xylulose reductase. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dcxr

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DCXR gene: dicarbonyl and L-xylulose reductase [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dcxr

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