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Gene

HEMK1

HemK methyltransferase 1, mitochondrial release factors N(5)-glutamine

Summary

Cytogenetic location
3p21.31
Coordinates
Chromosome 3: 50,569,522–50,596,166 (GRCh38)
Exons
11 exons across 26.6 kb
Protein
338 amino acids
Also known as
MTQ1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000232854.9NM_016173.5
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How HEMK1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 3, with a bracket where HEMK1 sits. HEMK1 and 25 genes near it on chromosome 3, from 50,082,844 to 51,082,843.Chromosome 33p21.31p26.3p26.2p26.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25.1q25.2q25.31q25.32q25.33q26.1q26.2q26.31q26.32q26.33q27.1q27.2q27.3q28q2950.2 Mb50.4 Mb50.6 Mb50.8 Mb51 MbRBM6: 49,940,007–50,100,045, forward strandRBM6RBM5: 50,088,898–50,119,021, forward strandRBM5SEMA3F: 50,155,012–50,189,075, forward strandSEMA3FGNAT1: 50,191,586–50,197,696, forward strandGNAT1SLC38A3: 50,202,871–50,221,504, forward strandSLC38A3GNAI2: 50,226,292–50,259,362, forward strandGNAI2SEMA3B: 50,267,507–50,277,573, forward strandLSMEM2: 50,279,030–50,288,116, forward strandIFRD2: 50,286,003–50,292,918, reverse strandIFRD2HYAL3: 50,292,830–50,299,437, reverse strandNAA80: 50,296,402–50,299,437, reverse strandHYAL1: 50,299,883–50,312,890, reverse strandHYAL2: 50,313,396–50,324,687, reverse strandHYAL2TUSC2: 50,320,027–50,328,251, reverse strandRASSF1: 50,329,782–50,340,980, reverse strandZMYND10: 50,341,110–50,345,746, reverse strandNPRL2: 50,347,330–50,350,826, reverse strandCYB561D2: 50,350,834–50,358,460, forward strandCYB561D2: 50,350,892–50,367,923, forward strandTMEM115: 50,352,820–50,359,566, reverse strandTMEM115CACNA2D2: 50,362,613–50,504,244, reverse strandCACNA2D2C3orf18: 50,556,409–50,573,568, reverse strandC3orf18HEMK1: 50,569,522–50,596,166, forward strandHEMK1CISH: 50,606,456–50,611,984, reverse strandCISHMAPKAPK3: 50,611,487–50,651,017, forward strandMAPKAPK3DOCK3: 50,674,875–51,384,198, forward strandDOCK3Diagram of HEMK1: 11 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 3Exon 1: 50,569,522–50,569,574, 53 basesExon 2: 50,570,931–50,571,332, 402 basesExon 3: 50,571,710–50,571,801, 92 basesExon 4: 50,572,115–50,572,208, 94 basesExon 5: 50,577,052–50,577,186, 135 basesExon 6: 50,577,509–50,577,573, 65 basesExon 7: 50,577,826–50,577,875, 50 basesExon 8: 50,578,821–50,578,926, 106 basesExon 9: 50,579,844–50,579,939, 96 basesExon 10: 50,580,116–50,580,229, 114 basesExon 11: 50,580,381–50,596,166, 15,786 bases1246810115′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 17 kb of the gene's 26.6 kb; 1,017 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.). HEMK1 gene: HemK methyltransferase 1, mitochondrial release factors N(5)-glutamine. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/hemk1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. HEMK1 gene: HemK methyltransferase 1, mitochondrial release factors N(5)-glutamine [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/hemk1

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