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Gene

GYPB

glycophorin B (MNS blood group)

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4q31.21
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 143,996,104–144,019,380 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 23.3 kb
Protein
91 amino acids
Also known as
GPB, SS, CD235b, PAS-3
Previous symbols
MNS
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000502664.6NM_002100.6
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 GYPB yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How GYPB is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where GYPB sits. GYPB and 5 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 143,507,742 to 144,507,741.Chromosome 44q31.21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.2143.6 Mb143.8 Mb144 Mb144.2 Mb144.4 MbSMARCA5: 143,513,445–143,557,486, forward strandSMARCA5FREM3: 143,577,302–143,700,675, reverse strandFREM3GYPE: 143,832,835–143,905,563, reverse strandGYPEGYPB: 143,996,104–144,019,380, reverse strandGYPBGYPA: 144,108,904–144,140,751, reverse strandGYPA: 144,210,701–145,098,174, reverse strandDiagram of GYPB: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 4Exon 5: 143,996,104–143,996,304, 201 basesExon 4: 143,997,540–143,997,634, 95 basesExon 3: 143,999,411–143,999,449, 39 basesExon 2: 144,001,185–144,001,283, 99 basesExon 1: 144,019,251–144,019,380, 130 bases543215′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 0.6 kb of the gene's 23.3 kb; 276 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.). GYPB gene: glycophorin B (MNS blood group). Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/gypb

Vancouver

Dante Labs. GYPB gene: glycophorin B (MNS blood group) [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/gypb

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