Gene
LIN28A
lin-28 RNA binding posttranscriptional regulator A
- HGNC 15986↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000131914↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 79727↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1p36.11
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 26,410,817–26,429,728 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 4 exons across 18.9 kb
- Protein
- 209 amino acids
- Also known as
- LIN-28, FLJ12457, ZCCHC1, CSDD1
- Previous symbols
- LIN28
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000326279.11NM_024674.6
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How LIN28A is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 4 kb of the gene's 18.9 kb; 630 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
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
Dante Labs. (n.d.). LIN28A gene: lin-28 RNA binding posttranscriptional regulator A. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/lin28a
Dante Labs. LIN28A gene: lin-28 RNA binding posttranscriptional regulator A [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/lin28a
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