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Gene

KEL

Kell metallo-endopeptidase (Kell blood group)

Summary

Cytogenetic location
7q34
Coordinates
Chromosome 7: 142,941,114–142,962,363 (GRCh38)
Exons
19 exons across 21.3 kb
Protein
732 amino acids
Also known as
ECE3, CD238
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000355265.7NM_000420.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How KEL is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 7, with a bracket where KEL sits. KEL and 19 genes near it on chromosome 7, from 142,451,739 to 143,451,738.Chromosome 77q34p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q31.1q31.2q31.31q31.32q31.33q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3142.6 Mb142.8 Mb143 Mb143.2 Mb143.4 MbPRSS1: 142,749,468–142,753,072, forward strandPRSS1PRSS2: 142,760,398–142,774,564, forward strandPRSS2EPHB6: 142,854,809–142,872,810, forward strandEPHB6TRPV6: 142,871,208–142,885,781, reverse strandTRPV6TRPV5: 142,904,277–142,933,746, reverse strandTRPV5SOFU1: 142,939,343–142,949,915, forward strandSOFU1KEL: 142,941,114–142,962,363, reverse strandKELOR9A2: 143,026,200–143,027,132, reverse strandOR9A2OR6V1: 143,052,341–143,053,282, forward strandOR6V1PIP: 143,132,077–143,139,746, forward strandPIPTAS2R39: 143,183,419–143,184,435, forward strandTAS2R39TAS2R40: 143,222,037–143,223,079, forward strandTAS2R40GSTK1: 143,244,093–143,272,483, forward strandGSTK1TMEM139: 143,279,937–143,288,240, forward strandTMEM139CASP2: 143,288,215–143,307,696, forward strandCASP2CLCN1: 143,316,111–143,353,744, forward strandCLCN1FAM131B: 143,353,395–143,362,815, reverse strandFAM131BZYX: 143,381,076–143,391,111, forward strandZYXEPHA1: 143,390,289–143,408,880, reverse strandEPHA1TAS2R60: 143,443,453–143,444,409, forward strandTAS2R60Diagram of KEL: 19 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 7Exon 19: 142,941,114–142,941,413, 300 basesExon 18: 142,942,434–142,942,529, 96 basesExon 17: 142,942,875–142,943,044, 170 basesExon 16: 142,943,276–142,943,343, 68 basesExon 15: 142,943,486–142,943,596, 111 basesExon 14: 142,943,783–142,943,883, 101 basesExon 13: 142,944,323–142,944,400, 78 basesExon 12: 142,944,643–142,944,741, 99 basesExon 11: 142,946,207–142,946,317, 111 basesExon 10: 142,952,509–142,952,638, 130 basesExon 9: 142,953,808–142,953,956, 149 basesExon 8: 142,954,184–142,954,372, 189 basesExon 7: 142,954,465–142,954,527, 63 basesExon 6: 142,957,827–142,957,973, 147 basesExon 5: 142,958,304–142,958,428, 125 basesExon 4: 142,960,928–142,961,104, 177 basesExon 3: 142,961,360–142,961,501, 142 basesExon 2: 142,961,795–142,961,872, 78 basesExon 1: 142,962,204–142,962,363, 160 bases191816141210864215′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 2.5 kb of the gene's 21.3 kb; 2,199 of those bases code for the protein.

External links

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.). KEL gene: Kell metallo-endopeptidase (Kell blood group). Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/kel

Vancouver

Dante Labs. KEL gene: Kell metallo-endopeptidase (Kell blood group) [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/kel

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