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Gene

KNSTRN

kinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein

Summary

Cytogenetic location
15q15.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 15: 40,382,721–40,394,288 (GRCh38)
Exons
9 exons across 11.6 kb
Protein
316 amino acids
Also known as
FLJ14502, SKAP, kinastrin, TRAF4AF1
Previous symbols
C15orf23
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000249776.13NM_033286.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How KNSTRN is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 15, with a bracket where KNSTRN sits. KNSTRN and 28 genes near it on chromosome 15, from 39,888,505 to 40,888,504.Chromosome 1515q15.1p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q14q15.1q15.2q15.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26.1q26.2q26.340 Mb40.2 Mb40.4 Mb40.6 Mb40.8 MbGPR176: 39,799,003–39,920,976, reverse strandGPR176EIF2AK4: 39,934,062–40,036,656, forward strandEIF2AK4SRP14: 40,032,985–40,039,186, reverse strandSRP14BMF: 40,087,889–40,108,928, reverse strandBMFBUB1B: 40,160,984–40,221,137, forward strandBUB1BPAK6: 40,217,428–40,277,489, forward strandPAK6BUB1B-PAK6: 40,218,500–40,264,890, forward strandBUB1B-PAK6PLCB2: 40,278,176–40,307,965, reverse strandPLCB2ANKRD63: 40,278,372–40,283,064, reverse strandANKRD63INAFM2: 40,323,692–40,326,715, forward strandINAFM2CCDC9B: 40,331,452–40,340,954, reverse strandCCDC9BPHGR1: 40,351,025–40,357,622, forward strandPHGR1DISP2: 40,358,219–40,378,621, forward strandDISP2KNSTRN: 40,382,721–40,394,288, forward strandKNSTRNIVD: 40,405,485–40,435,956, forward strandIVDBAHD1: 40,436,611–40,468,242, forward strandBAHD1CHST14: 40,470,984–40,473,158, forward strandCHST14CCDC32: 40,519,519–40,565,054, reverse strandCCDC32RPUSD2: 40,569,289–40,575,171, forward strandRPUSD2KNL1: 40,594,002–40,664,342, forward strandKNL1RAD51: 40,694,774–40,732,344, forward strandRAD51RMDN3: 40,720,655–40,755,851, reverse strandRMDN3GCHFR: 40,764,043–40,767,872, forward strandGCHFRDNAJC17: 40,765,161–40,807,498, reverse strandDNAJC17C15orf62: 40,769,980–40,772,449, forward strandC15orf62ZFYVE19: 40,807,086–40,815,084, forward strandZFYVE19PPP1R14D: 40,814,731–40,829,395, reverse strandSPINT1: 40,843,513–40,860,274, forward strandSPINT1RHOV: 40,872,214–40,874,245, reverse strandRHOVDiagram of KNSTRN: 9 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 15Exon 1: 40,382,721–40,383,044, 324 basesExon 2: 40,383,228–40,383,322, 95 basesExon 3: 40,386,362–40,386,494, 133 basesExon 4: 40,387,159–40,387,206, 48 basesExon 5: 40,389,506–40,389,611, 106 basesExon 6: 40,389,836–40,389,929, 94 basesExon 7: 40,391,493–40,391,554, 62 basesExon 8: 40,391,949–40,392,023, 75 basesExon 9: 40,393,469–40,394,288, 820 bases1234567895′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 1.8 kb of the gene's 11.6 kb; 951 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.). KNSTRN gene: kinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/knstrn

Vancouver

Dante Labs. KNSTRN gene: kinetochore localized astrin (SPAG5) binding protein [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/knstrn

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