Gene
GBF1
golgi brefeldin A resistant guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1
- HGNC 4181↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000107862↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 8729↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 10q24.32
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 10: 102,245,532–102,382,896 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 40 exons across 137.4 kb
- Protein
- 1,860 amino acids
- Also known as
- KIAA0248, ARF1GEF
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000369983.5NM_001377137.1
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
One of 62 genes linked to it
A group of inherited peripheral neuropathies causing progressive weakness and wasting of the distal muscles and loss of sensation, mainly in the feet and hands.
- 1 GenCC submitter rates it definitive or strong
What knowing changes
Genetic counseling, subtype-specific monitoring, physical therapy, orthotics, neurotoxic drug avoidance, gene-specific clinical trials, surveillance for associated features
How GBF1 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 6.4 kb of the gene's 137.4 kb; 5,583 of those bases code for the protein.
Genes linked to the same conditions
- AARS1alanyl-tRNA synthetase 1Shares 1 condition
- AIFM1apoptosis inducing factor mitochondria associated 1Shares 1 condition
- ATP1A1ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 1Shares 1 condition
- CADM3cell adhesion molecule 3Shares 1 condition
- COX6A1cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A1Shares 1 condition
- DHTKD1dehydrogenase E1 and transketolase domain containing 1Shares 1 condition
- DHX9DExH-box helicase 9Shares 1 condition
- DNM2dynamin 2Shares 1 condition
- DRP2dystrophin related protein 2Shares 1 condition
- DYNC1H1dynein cytoplasmic 1 heavy chain 1Shares 1 condition
- EGR2early growth response 2Shares 1 condition
- FBLN5fibulin 5Shares 1 condition
Traits linked to GBF1
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions GBF1 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
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.
- GenCC and ClinGen, released 2026-10-16: which conditions the gene is linked to, and how strongly.
- The ACMG secondary findings list, SF v3.2.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). GBF1 gene: golgi brefeldin A resistant guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/gbf1
Dante Labs. GBF1 gene: golgi brefeldin A resistant guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/gbf1
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