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Gene

DEK

DEK proto-oncogene

Summary

Cytogenetic location
6p22.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 6: 18,223,860–18,264,530 (GRCh38)
Exons
11 exons across 40.7 kb
Protein
375 amino acids
Also known as
D6S231E
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000652689.1NM_003472.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DEK is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 6, with a bracket where DEK sits. DEK and 5 genes near it on chromosome 6, from 17,744,195 to 18,744,194.Chromosome 66p22.3p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q16.1q16.2q16.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26q2717.8 Mb18 Mb18.2 Mb18.4 Mb18.6 MbKIF13A: 17,758,198–17,988,274, reverse strandKIF13ANHLRC1: 18,120,440–18,122,677, reverse strandNHLRC1TPMT: 18,128,311–18,155,348, reverse strandTPMTKDM1B: 18,155,293–18,224,495, forward strandKDM1BDEK: 18,223,860–18,264,530, reverse strandDEKRNF144B: 18,307,066–18,468,874, forward strandRNF144BDiagram of DEK: 11 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 6Exon 11: 18,223,860–18,225,730, 1,871 basesExon 10: 18,226,174–18,226,242, 69 basesExon 9: 18,236,452–18,236,600, 149 basesExon 8: 18,237,381–18,237,516, 136 basesExon 7: 18,249,651–18,249,839, 189 basesExon 6: 18,255,731–18,255,851, 121 basesExon 5: 18,256,361–18,256,455, 95 basesExon 4: 18,257,953–18,258,062, 110 basesExon 3: 18,258,304–18,258,405, 102 basesExon 2: 18,263,843–18,263,996, 154 basesExon 1: 18,264,385–18,264,530, 146 bases1110515′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 3.1 kb of the gene's 40.7 kb; 1,128 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.). DEK gene: DEK proto-oncogene. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dek

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DEK gene: DEK proto-oncogene [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dek

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