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Gene

NELFA

negative elongation factor complex member A

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4p16.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 1,982,723–2,008,974 (GRCh38)
Exons
11 exons across 26.3 kb
Protein
528 amino acids
Also known as
NELF-A
Previous symbols
WHSC2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000382882.9NM_005663.5
Locus type
Protein-coding
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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

How NELFA is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where NELFA sits. NELFA and 16 genes near it on chromosome 4, from 1,495,849 to 2,495,848.Chromosome 44p16.3p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.21.6 Mb1.8 Mb2 Mb2.2 Mb2.4 MbFAM53A: 1,617,915–1,684,356, reverse strandFAM53ASLBP: 1,692,731–1,712,344, reverse strandSLBPTACC3: 1,712,858–1,745,178, forward strandTACC3TMEM129: 1,715,951–1,721,367, reverse strandTMEM129FGFR3: 1,793,286–1,808,873, forward strandFGFR3LETM1: 1,811,479–1,856,244, reverse strandLETM1NSD2: 1,870,559–1,982,207, forward strandNSD2NELFA: 1,982,723–2,008,974, reverse strandNELFANICOL1: 2,040,628–2,043,964, forward strandNICOL1ASPNAT: 2,058,662–2,069,089, forward strandASPNATPOLN: 2,071,918–2,242,138, reverse strandPOLN: 2,078,998–2,242,276, reverse strandHAUS3: 2,227,462–2,242,190, reverse strandHAUS3MXD4: 2,247,431–2,262,144, reverse strandMXD4ZFYVE28: 2,269,578–2,418,794, reverse strandZFYVE28CFAP99: 2,418,955–2,463,003, forward strandCFAP99RNF4: 2,462,220–2,515,871, forward strandRNF4Diagram of NELFA: 11 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 4Exon 11: 1,982,723–1,983,503, 781 basesExon 10: 1,983,596–1,983,695, 100 basesExon 9: 1,983,848–1,984,113, 266 basesExon 8: 1,984,808–1,984,919, 112 basesExon 7: 1,985,776–1,985,864, 89 basesExon 6: 1,986,114–1,986,183, 70 basesExon 5: 1,986,272–1,986,402, 131 basesExon 4: 1,987,918–1,988,007, 90 basesExon 3: 1,989,708–1,989,869, 162 basesExon 2: 1,991,544–1,991,715, 172 basesExon 1: 2,008,750–2,008,974, 225 bases1115′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 2.2 kb of the gene's 26.3 kb; 1,587 of those bases code for the protein.

Traits linked to NELFA

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions NELFA 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.). NELFA gene: negative elongation factor complex member A. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/nelfa

Vancouver

Dante Labs. NELFA gene: negative elongation factor complex member A [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/nelfa

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