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Gene

DNAL4

dynein axonemal light chain 4

Summary

Cytogenetic location
22q13.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 22: 38,778,508–38,794,143 (GRCh38)
Exons
4 exons across 15.6 kb
Protein
105 amino acids
Also known as
dJ327J16, PIG27
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000216068.9NM_005740.3
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads DNAL4 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How DNAL4 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 22, with a bracket where DNAL4 sits. DNAL4 and 24 genes near it on chromosome 22, from 38,286,326 to 39,286,325.Chromosome 2222q13.1p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3338.4 Mb38.6 Mb38.8 Mb39 Mb39.2 MbCSNK1E: 38,281,747–38,320,044, reverse strandCSNK1ETPTEP2-CSNK1E: 38,291,918–38,398,522, reverse strandTPTEP2-CSNK1EKCNJ4: 38,426,327–38,455,902, reverse strandKCNJ4KDELR3: 38,468,021–38,483,762, forward strandKDELR3DDX17: 38,483,438–38,507,660, reverse strandDDX17DMC1: 38,509,022–38,570,211, reverse strandDMC1FAM227A: 38,578,118–38,656,629, reverse strandFAM227ACBY1: 38,656,375–38,673,920, forward strandCBY1TOMM22: 38,681,924–38,687,684, forward strandTOMM22JOSD1: 38,685,543–38,701,556, reverse strandJOSD1GTPBP1: 38,705,742–38,738,299, forward strandGTPBP1SUN2: 38,733,280–38,794,198, reverse strandSUN2DNAL4: 38,778,508–38,794,143, reverse strandDNAL4NPTXR: 38,818,452–38,844,036, reverse strandNPTXRCBX6: 38,861,422–38,872,249, reverse strandCBX6APOBEC3A: 38,952,741–38,963,184, forward strandAPOBEC3AAPOBEC3B: 38,982,347–38,992,804, forward strandAPOBEC3BAPOBEC3C: 39,014,163–39,020,352, forward strandAPOBEC3C: 39,014,363–39,033,276, forward strandAPOBEC3D: 39,020,952–39,034,327, forward strandAPOBEC3DAPOBEC3F: 39,040,604–39,055,972, forward strandAPOBEC3G: 39,077,054–39,087,744, forward strandAPOBEC3GAPOBEC3H: 39,096,257–39,104,071, forward strandAPOBEC3HCBX7: 39,119,306–39,152,719, reverse strandCBX7PDGFB: 39,221,746–39,244,982, reverse strandPDGFBDiagram of DNAL4: 4 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 22Exon 4: 38,778,508–38,779,613, 1,106 basesExon 3: 38,780,926–38,781,009, 84 basesExon 2: 38,782,663–38,782,870, 208 basesExon 1: 38,794,068–38,794,143, 76 bases43215′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 1.5 kb of the gene's 15.6 kb; 318 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to DNAL4

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions DNAL4 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.). DNAL4 gene: dynein axonemal light chain 4. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dnal4

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DNAL4 gene: dynein axonemal light chain 4 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dnal4

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