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Gene

JRK

Jrk helix-turn-helix protein

Summary

Cytogenetic location
8q24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 8: 142,657,460–142,669,967 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 12.5 kb
Protein
568 amino acids
Also known as
JH8, jerky
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000612905.2NM_003724.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How JRK is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 8, with a bracket where JRK sits. JRK and 19 genes near it on chromosome 8, from 142,163,714 to 143,163,713.Chromosome 88q24.3p23.3p23.2p23.1p22p21.3p21.2p21.1p12p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.3142.2 Mb142.4 Mb142.6 Mb142.8 Mb143 MbTSNARE1: 142,212,077–142,403,270, reverse strandTSNARE1ADGRB1: 142,449,430–142,545,009, forward strandADGRB1ARC: 142,611,049–142,614,479, reverse strandARCJRK: 142,657,460–142,669,967, reverse strandJRKPSCA: 142,670,308–142,682,725, forward strandPSCALY6K: 142,699,988–142,705,190, forward strandLY6KTHEM6: 142,727,176–142,736,938, forward strandTHEM6SLURP1: 142,740,941–142,742,414, reverse strandSLURP1LYPD2: 142,750,150–142,753,006, reverse strandLYPD2SLURP2: 142,764,334–142,769,828, reverse strandSLURP2LYNX1-SLURP2: 142,764,334–142,778,224, reverse strandLYNX1: 142,771,197–142,777,889, reverse strandLY6D: 142,784,881–142,786,546, reverse strandGML: 142,834,171–142,916,506, forward strandGMLCYP11B1: 142,871,305–142,880,000, reverse strandCYP11B1CYP11B2: 142,910,424–142,917,943, reverse strandCYP11B2LY6E: 143,012,722–143,023,835, forward strandLY6ELY6S: 143,040,839–143,048,357, reverse strandLY6SLY6L: 143,080,299–143,083,486, forward strandLY6LLY6H: 143,157,914–143,160,711, reverse strandLY6HDiagram of JRK: 2 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 8Exon 2: 142,657,460–142,666,520, 9,061 basesExon 1: 142,669,932–142,669,967, 36 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 9.1 kb of the gene's 12.5 kb; 1,707 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.
  • 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.). JRK gene: Jrk helix-turn-helix protein. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/jrk

Vancouver

Dante Labs. JRK gene: Jrk helix-turn-helix protein [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/jrk

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