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Gene

DLX4

distal-less homeobox 4

Summary

Cytogenetic location
17q21.33
Coordinates
Chromosome 17: 49,969,190–49,974,959 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 5.8 kb
Protein
240 amino acids
Also known as
DLX8, BP1
Previous symbols
DLX7, DLX9
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000240306.5NM_138281.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads DLX4 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How DLX4 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 17, with a bracket where DLX4 sits. DLX4 and 21 genes near it on chromosome 17, from 49,472,075 to 50,472,074.Chromosome 1717q21.33p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.349.6 Mb49.8 Mb50 Mb50.2 Mb50.4 MbNGFR: 49,495,286–49,515,020, forward strandNGFRNXPH3: 49,575,716–49,583,827, forward strandNXPH3SPOP: 49,598,884–49,678,201, reverse strandSPOPSLC35B1: 49,682,022–49,709,014, reverse strandSLC35B1FAM117A: 49,710,332–49,789,180, reverse strandFAM117AKAT7: 49,788,624–49,835,026, forward strandKAT7TAC4: 49,838,300–49,848,071, reverse strandTAC4DLX4: 49,969,190–49,974,959, forward strandDLX4DLX3: 49,990,005–49,995,224, reverse strandDLX3ITGA3: 50,055,968–50,090,933, forward strandITGA3PDK2: 50,094,737–50,120,276, forward strandPDK2SAMD14: 50,110,040–50,130,160, reverse strandSAMD14PPP1R9B: 50,133,732–50,151,020, reverse strandPPP1R9BSGCA: 50,164,214–50,175,935, forward strandSGCACOL1A1: 50,184,101–50,201,704, reverse strandCOL1A1TMEM92: 50,271,406–50,281,916, forward strandTMEM92XYLT2: 50,346,080–50,363,138, forward strandXYLT2MRPL27: 50,367,293–50,373,207, reverse strandMRPL27EME1: 50,373,215–50,383,858, forward strandEME1LRRC59: 50,375,059–50,398,227, reverse strandLRRC59ACSF2: 50,426,158–50,474,845, forward strandACSF2CHAD: 50,464,478–50,468,976, reverse strandCHADDiagram of DLX4: 3 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 17Exon 1: 49,969,190–49,969,751, 562 basesExon 2: 49,973,073–49,973,269, 197 basesExon 3: 49,973,701–49,974,959, 1,259 bases1235′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 5.8 kb; 723 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.). DLX4 gene: distal-less homeobox 4. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dlx4

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DLX4 gene: distal-less homeobox 4 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dlx4

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