Gene
MCL1
MCL1 apoptosis regulator, BCL2 family member
- HGNC 6943↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000143384↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 4170↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1q21.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 150,574,558–150,579,610 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 3 exons across 5.1 kb
- Protein
- 350 amino acids
- Also known as
- BCL2L3, Mcl-1
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000369026.3NM_021960.5
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How MCL1 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
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 5.1 kb; 1,053 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.). MCL1 gene: MCL1 apoptosis regulator, BCL2 family member. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mcl1
Dante Labs. MCL1 gene: MCL1 apoptosis regulator, BCL2 family member [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mcl1
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