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Gene

EPPK1

epiplakin 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
8q24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 8: 143,857,324–143,878,467 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 21.1 kb
Protein
5,088 amino acids
Also known as
EPIPL1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000615648.2NM_031308.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

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 EPPK1 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How EPPK1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 8, with a bracket where EPPK1 sits. EPPK1 and 42 genes near it on chromosome 8, from 143,367,896 to 144,367,895.Chromosome 88q24.3p23.3p23.2p23.1p22p21.3p21.2p21.1p12p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.3143.4 Mb143.6 Mb143.8 Mb144 Mb144.2 MbRHPN1: 143,368,810–143,384,221, forward strandRHPN1MAFA: 143,419,182–143,430,732, reverse strandMAFAZC3H3: 143,437,655–143,541,578, reverse strandZC3H3GSDMD: 143,553,207–143,563,062, forward strandGSDMDMROH6: 143,566,188–143,573,110, reverse strandNAPRT: 143,574,782–143,578,649, reverse strandEEF1D: 143,579,697–143,599,541, reverse strandTIGD5: 143,597,831–143,603,224, forward strandTIGD5PYCR3: 143,603,210–143,609,773, reverse strandPYCR3GFUS: 143,612,617–143,618,048, reverse strandGFUSZNF623: 143,635,518–143,656,418, forward strandZNF623ZNF707: 143,684,452–143,713,898, forward strandCCDC166: 143,706,694–143,708,109, reverse strandCCDC166MAPK15: 143,716,279–143,722,458, forward strandMAPK15SACK1H: 143,723,933–143,740,732, reverse strandSACK1HIQANK1: 143,733,510–143,790,645, forward strandIQANK1SCRIB: 143,790,920–143,815,792, reverse strandSCRIBPUF60: 143,816,344–143,830,709, reverse strandPUF60NRBP2: 143,833,583–143,841,109, reverse strandNRBP2EPPK1: 143,857,324–143,878,467, reverse strandEPPK1PLEC: 143,915,152–143,977,039, reverse strandPLECPARP10: 143,977,151–144,019,930, reverse strandPARP10GRINA: 143,990,048–143,994,935, forward strandGRINASPATC1: 144,012,275–144,047,114, forward strandSPATC1OPLAH: 144,051,265–144,064,091, reverse strandOPLAHEXOSC4: 144,078,560–144,081,408, forward strandEXOSC4: 144,078,642–144,084,330, forward strandGPAA1: 144,082,337–144,093,149, forward strandGPAA1CYC1: 144,095,039–144,097,525, forward strandSHARPIN: 144,097,513–144,108,124, reverse strandMAF1: 144,103,112–144,107,618, forward strandWDR97: 144,107,726–144,118,328, forward strandHGH1: 144,137,774–144,140,851, forward strandHGH1MROH1: 144,147,975–144,262,470, forward strandMROH1BOP1: 144,262,045–144,291,453, reverse strandBOP1SCX: 144,266,446–144,268,481, forward strandSCXHSF1: 144,291,521–144,314,729, forward strandHSF1DGAT1: 144,314,584–144,326,916, reverse strandDGAT1SCRT1: 144,330,565–144,336,503, reverse strandSCRT1SLC52A2: 144,333,957–144,361,447, forward strandSLC52A2CATSPERQ: 144,352,219–144,354,954, reverse strand: 144,353,228–144,355,609, reverse strandFBXL6: 144,355,427–144,359,376, reverse strandDiagram of EPPK1: 2 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 8Exon 2: 143,857,324–143,873,298, 15,975 basesExon 1: 143,878,438–143,878,467, 30 bases215′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 16 kb of the gene's 21.1 kb; 15,267 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.). EPPK1 gene: epiplakin 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/eppk1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. EPPK1 gene: epiplakin 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/eppk1

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