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Gene

MACROH2A1

macroH2A.1 histone

Summary

Cytogenetic location
5q31.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 5: 135,334,381–135,399,231 (GRCh38)
Exons
9 exons across 64.9 kb
Protein
372 amino acids
Also known as
macroH2A1.2
Previous symbols
H2AFY
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000511689.6NM_138610.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads MACROH2A1 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How MACROH2A1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 5, with a bracket where MACROH2A1 sits. MACROH2A1 and 9 genes near it on chromosome 5, from 134,866,806 to 135,866,805.Chromosome 55q31.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35.1q35.2q35.3135 Mb135.2 Mb135.4 Mb135.6 Mb135.8 MbTXNDC15: 134,874,308–134,902,952, forward strandTXNDC15PCBD2: 134,905,039–135,007,959, forward strandPCBD2CATSPER3: 134,967,907–135,011,696, forward strandCATSPER3PITX1: 135,027,734–135,034,813, reverse strandPITX1MACROH2A1: 135,334,381–135,399,231, reverse strandMACROH2A1DCANP1: 135,444,214–135,447,348, reverse strandDCANP1TIFAB: 135,444,226–135,452,388, reverse strandTIFABSLC25A48: 135,476,913–135,890,730, forward strandSLC25A48NEUROG1: 135,534,282–135,535,964, reverse strandNEUROG1CXCL14: 135,570,679–135,579,580, reverse strandCXCL14Diagram of MACROH2A1: 9 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 5Exon 9: 135,334,381–135,335,141, 761 basesExon 8: 135,343,260–135,343,434, 175 basesExon 7: 135,345,968–135,346,057, 90 basesExon 6: 135,352,946–135,353,045, 100 basesExon 5: 135,360,497–135,360,607, 111 basesExon 4: 135,369,406–135,369,603, 198 basesExon 3: 135,370,036–135,370,142, 107 basesExon 2: 135,388,922–135,389,126, 205 basesExon 1: 135,399,062–135,399,231, 170 bases9864215′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 1.9 kb of the gene's 64.9 kb; 1,119 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to MACROH2A1

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions MACROH2A1 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

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.
  • 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.). MACROH2A1 gene: macroH2A.1 histone. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/macroh2a1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MACROH2A1 gene: macroH2A.1 histone [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/macroh2a1

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