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Gene

MAP1LC3A

microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20q11.22
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 34,558,718–34,560,345 (GRCh38)
Exons
4 exons across 1.6 kb
Protein
121 amino acids
Also known as
MAP1BLC3, MAP1ALC3, LC3, LC3A, ATG8E
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000360668.8NM_032514.4
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How MAP1LC3A is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where MAP1LC3A sits. MAP1LC3A and 15 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 34,059,532 to 35,059,531.Chromosome 2020q11.22p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3334.2 Mb34.4 Mb34.6 Mb34.8 Mb35 MbRALY: 33,993,632–34,108,308, forward strandRALYEIF2S2: 34,088,309–34,112,284, reverse strandEIF2S2ASIP: 34,194,569–34,269,346, forward strandASIPAHCY: 34,280,263–34,311,802, reverse strandAHCYITCH: 34,363,235–34,511,773, forward strandITCH: 34,363,271–34,540,923, forward strandDYNLRB1: 34,515,600–34,540,958, forward strandDYNLRB1MAP1LC3A: 34,558,718–34,560,345, forward strandMAP1LC3APIGU: 34,560,542–34,698,790, reverse strandPIGUNCOA6: 34,689,097–34,825,739, reverse strandNCOA6TP53INP2: 34,701,662–34,713,442, forward strandTP53INP2GGT7: 34,844,714–34,872,888, reverse strandGGT7ACSS2: 34,872,146–34,927,962, forward strandACSS2GSS: 34,928,432–34,956,027, reverse strandGSSMYH7B: 34,955,810–35,002,440, forward strandMYH7BTRPC4AP: 34,995,209–35,092,868, reverse strandTRPC4APDiagram of MAP1LC3A: 4 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 20Exon 1: 34,558,718–34,558,908, 191 basesExon 2: 34,559,208–34,559,263, 56 basesExon 3: 34,559,347–34,559,453, 107 basesExon 4: 34,559,736–34,560,345, 610 bases12345′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 kb of the gene's 1.6 kb; 366 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.). MAP1LC3A gene: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/map1lc3a

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MAP1LC3A gene: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/map1lc3a

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