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Gene

NLGN4Y

neuroligin 4 Y-linked

Summary

Cytogenetic location
Yq11.221
Coordinates
Chromosome Y: 14,524,529–14,845,654 (GRCh38)
Exons
7 exons across 321.1 kb
Protein
836 amino acids
Also known as
KIAA0951
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000684976.1NM_001365588.1
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads NLGN4Y yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How NLGN4Y is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome Y, with a bracket where NLGN4Y sits. NLGN4Y and 0 genes near it on chromosome Y, from 14,185,092 to 15,185,091.Chromosome YYq11.221p11.32p11.31p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.221q11.222q11.223q11.23q1214.2 Mb14.4 Mb14.6 Mb14.8 Mb15 MbNLGN4Y: 14,524,529–14,845,654, forward strandNLGN4YDiagram of NLGN4Y: 7 exons on the forward strand of chromosome YExon 1: 14,524,529–14,524,708, 180 basesExon 2: 14,622,009–14,622,591, 583 basesExon 3: 14,719,459–14,719,518, 60 basesExon 4: 14,723,117–14,723,269, 153 basesExon 5: 14,824,188–14,824,373, 186 basesExon 6: 14,829,730–14,830,519, 790 basesExon 7: 14,840,413–14,845,654, 5,242 bases124675′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 7.2 kb of the gene's 321.1 kb; 2,511 of those bases code for the 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

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). NLGN4Y gene: neuroligin 4 Y-linked. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/nlgn4y

Vancouver

Dante Labs. NLGN4Y gene: neuroligin 4 Y-linked [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/nlgn4y

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