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Gene

PCDHB16

protocadherin beta 16

Summary

Cytogenetic location
5q31.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 5: 141,182,387–141,186,226 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 3.8 kb
Protein
776 amino acids
Also known as
PCDHB8a, PCDH3X, KIAA1621, PCDH-BETA16, ME1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000609684.3NM_020957.4
Locus type
complex locus constituent
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads PCDHB16 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How PCDHB16 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 5, with a bracket where PCDHB16 sits. PCDHB16 and 63 genes near it on chromosome 5, from 140,684,307 to 141,684,306.Chromosome 55q31.3p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35.1q35.2q35.3140.8 Mb141 Mb141.2 Mb141.4 Mb141.6 MbHARS1: 140,673,035–140,691,537, reverse strandHARS1HARS2: 140,691,422–140,699,315, forward strandHARS2ZMAT2: 140,698,680–140,707,729, forward strandZMAT2PCDHA1: 140,786,136–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA2: 140,794,845–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA3: 140,801,018–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA4: 140,807,037–141,012,347, forward strandPCDHA5: 140,821,599–141,012,347, forward strandPCDHA6: 140,827,958–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA7: 140,834,231–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA8: 140,841,185–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA9: 140,847,772–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA10: 140,855,883–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA11: 140,868,183–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA12: 140,875,256–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHA12PCDHA13: 140,882,079–141,012,347, forward strandPCDHA13PCDHAC1: 140,926,299–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHAC1PCDHAC2: 140,966,466–141,012,351, forward strandPCDHAC2PCDHB1: 141,051,374–141,059,346, forward strandPCDHB1PCDHB2: 141,094,597–141,098,703, forward strandPCDHB2PCDHB3: 141,100,473–141,103,827, forward strandPCDHB3PCDHB4: 141,121,818–141,125,623, forward strandPCDHB4PCDHB5: 141,135,206–141,138,615, forward strandPCDHB6: 141,150,057–141,153,287, forward strandPCDHB7: 141,172,644–141,176,383, forward strandPCDHB8: 141,177,790–141,182,369, forward strandPCDHB8PCDHB16: 141,182,387–141,186,226, forward strandPCDHB16PCDHB9: 141,187,127–141,191,541, forward strandPCDHB9PCDHB10: 141,192,353–141,195,647, forward strandPCDHB10PCDHB11: 141,199,610–141,203,779, forward strandPCDHB12: 141,208,697–141,212,571, forward strandPCDHB13: 141,213,919–141,218,979, forward strandPCDHB14: 141,223,343–141,227,759, forward strand: 141,223,372–141,245,861, forward strandPCDHB15: 141,245,395–141,249,365, forward strandTAF7: 141,259,884–141,320,784, reverse strandTAF7SLC25A2: 141,302,635–141,304,049, reverse strandSLC25A2PCDHGA1: 141,330,495–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA1PCDHGA2: 141,338,754–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA2PCDHGA3: 141,343,819–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA3PCDHGB1: 141,350,083–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB1PCDHGA4: 141,355,004–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB2: 141,359,971–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA5: 141,364,162–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB3: 141,370,237–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA6: 141,373,878–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA7: 141,382,702–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB4: 141,387,698–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA8: 141,390,157–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB5: 141,397,942–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA9: 141,402,765–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB6: 141,407,989–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA10: 141,412,981–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGB7: 141,417,642–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA11: 141,421,021–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGA12: 141,430,507–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGC3: 141,475,929–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGC4: 141,484,997–141,512,977, forward strandPCDHGC5: 141,489,067–141,512,977, forward strandDIAPH1: 141,515,016–141,619,194, reverse strandHDAC3: 141,620,766–141,637,304, reverse strandHDAC3RELL2: 141,636,950–141,641,065, forward strandRELL2FCHSD1: 141,639,296–141,651,430, reverse strandFCHSD1ARAP3: 141,653,204–141,682,255, reverse strandARAP3Diagram of PCDHB16: one exon on the forward strand of chromosome 5Exon 1: 141,182,387–141,186,226, 3,840 bases15′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 3.8 kb of the gene's 3.8 kb; 2,331 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.). PCDHB16 gene: protocadherin beta 16. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/pcdhb16

Vancouver

Dante Labs. PCDHB16 gene: protocadherin beta 16 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/pcdhb16

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