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Gene

DDX3Y

DEAD-box helicase 3 Y-linked

Summary

Cytogenetic location
Yq11.221
Coordinates
Chromosome Y: 12,904,868–12,920,478 (GRCh38)
Exons
17 exons across 15.6 kb
Protein
660 amino acids
Previous symbols
DBY
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000336079.8NM_004660.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DDX3Y is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome Y, with a bracket where DDX3Y sits. DDX3Y and 2 genes near it on chromosome Y, from 12,412,673 to 13,412,672.Chromosome YYq11.221p11.32p11.31p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.221q11.222q11.223q11.23q1212.6 Mb12.8 Mb13 Mb13.2 Mb13.4 MbUSP9Y: 12,537,650–12,860,852, forward strandUSP9YDDX3Y: 12,904,868–12,920,478, forward strandDDX3YUTY: 13,234,577–13,480,673, reverse strandUTYDiagram of DDX3Y: 17 exons on the forward strand of chromosome YExon 1: 12,904,868–12,904,981, 114 basesExon 2: 12,907,537–12,907,594, 58 basesExon 3: 12,909,360–12,909,407, 48 basesExon 4: 12,911,839–12,911,968, 130 basesExon 5: 12,912,727–12,912,882, 156 basesExon 6: 12,912,963–12,913,062, 100 basesExon 7: 12,913,718–12,913,853, 136 basesExon 8: 12,914,564–12,914,649, 86 basesExon 9: 12,914,884–12,914,982, 99 basesExon 10: 12,915,067–12,915,227, 161 basesExon 11: 12,915,630–12,915,774, 145 basesExon 12: 12,915,883–12,916,027, 145 basesExon 13: 12,916,261–12,916,442, 182 basesExon 14: 12,916,517–12,916,634, 118 basesExon 15: 12,916,907–12,917,060, 154 basesExon 16: 12,917,403–12,917,542, 140 basesExon 17: 12,918,043–12,920,478, 2,436 bases1246810121416175′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 4.4 kb of the gene's 15.6 kb; 1,983 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.). DDX3Y gene: DEAD-box helicase 3 Y-linked. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx3y

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DDX3Y gene: DEAD-box helicase 3 Y-linked [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx3y

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