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Gene

MGA

MAX dimerization protein MGA

Summary

Cytogenetic location
15q15
Coordinates
Chromosome 15: 41,660,405–41,769,940 (GRCh38)
Exons
24 exons across 109.5 kb
Protein
3,114 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA0518, MAD5, MXD5, FLJ12634
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000703841.1NM_001400225.1
Locus type
Protein-coding

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How MGA is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 15, with a bracket where MGA sits. MGA and 22 genes near it on chromosome 15, from 41,215,173 to 42,215,172.Chromosome 1515q15p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q14q15.1q15.2q15.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26.1q26.2q26.341.4 Mb41.6 Mb41.8 Mb42 Mb42.2 MbEXD1: 41,182,725–41,230,757, reverse strandEXD1CHP1: 41,230,824–41,281,888, forward strandCHP1: 41,284,007–41,380,996, forward strandOIP5: 41,306,412–41,332,680, reverse strandOIP5NUSAP1: 41,320,794–41,381,367, forward strandNUSAP1NDUFAF1: 41,387,218–41,409,403, reverse strandNDUFAF1RTF1: 41,408,408–41,483,563, forward strandRTF1ITPKA: 41,493,360–41,503,554, forward strandITPKALTK: 41,503,634–41,513,887, reverse strandLTKRPAP1: 41,516,557–41,544,281, reverse strandRPAP1TYRO3: 41,557,675–41,584,334, forward strandTYRO3MGA: 41,660,405–41,769,940, forward strandMGAMAPKBP1: 41,774,434–41,827,855, forward strandMAPKBP1JMJD7: 41,828,067–41,837,589, forward strandJMJD7JMJD7-PLA2G4B: 41,828,095–41,848,155, forward strandJMJD7-PLA2G4BPLA2G4B: 41,837,775–41,848,147, forward strandPLA2G4BSPTBN5: 41,848,146–41,894,053, reverse strandSPTBN5EHD4: 41,895,928–41,972,614, reverse strandEHD4PLA2G4E: 41,981,394–42,051,190, reverse strandPLA2G4EPLA2G4D: 42,067,009–42,094,565, reverse strandPLA2G4DPLA2G4F: 42,139,034–42,156,659, reverse strandPLA2G4FVPS39: 42,158,701–42,208,326, reverse strandVPS39TMEM87A: 42,209,667–42,274,128, reverse strandTMEM87ADiagram of MGA: 24 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 15Exon 1: 41,660,405–41,660,525, 121 basesExon 2: 41,668,828–41,669,958, 1,131 basesExon 3: 41,696,075–41,697,023, 949 basesExon 4: 41,698,863–41,698,941, 79 basesExon 5: 41,699,064–41,699,159, 96 basesExon 6: 41,707,728–41,707,859, 132 basesExon 7: 41,708,104–41,708,208, 105 basesExon 8: 41,710,691–41,711,349, 659 basesExon 9: 41,713,151–41,713,496, 346 basesExon 10: 41,727,180–41,727,406, 227 basesExon 11: 41,729,164–41,729,349, 186 basesExon 12: 41,734,522–41,734,594, 73 basesExon 13: 41,736,181–41,736,698, 518 basesExon 14: 41,739,906–41,740,203, 298 basesExon 15: 41,742,546–41,743,172, 627 basesExon 16: 41,748,637–41,748,927, 291 basesExon 17: 41,749,111–41,750,615, 1,505 basesExon 18: 41,754,437–41,754,567, 131 basesExon 19: 41,757,788–41,757,839, 52 basesExon 20: 41,760,323–41,760,529, 207 basesExon 21: 41,761,739–41,761,850, 112 basesExon 22: 41,762,129–41,762,362, 234 basesExon 23: 41,764,886–41,765,062, 177 basesExon 24: 41,766,004–41,769,940, 3,937 bases15101520245′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 12.2 kb of the gene's 109.5 kb; 9,345 of those bases code for the protein.

Sequencing MGA

0Low

How hard MGA is to sequence with short reads, out of 100

  • Mappability0%
  • Homology0%
  • Repeats2.6%
  • GC content1%
  • Reference coverage0%

Traits linked to MGA

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions MGA 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 Genome in a Bottle genome stratifications, from NIST: the sequencing difficulty score.
  • 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.). MGA gene: MAX dimerization protein MGA. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mga

Vancouver

Dante Labs. MGA gene: MAX dimerization protein MGA [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mga

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