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Gene

PLA2G1B

phospholipase A2 group IB

Summary

Cytogenetic location
12q24.31
Coordinates
Chromosome 12: 120,322,115–120,327,779 (GRCh38)
Exons
4 exons across 5.7 kb
Protein
148 amino acids
Previous symbols
PLA2, PPLA2, PLA2A
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000308366.9NM_000928.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads PLA2G1B yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How PLA2G1B is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 12, with a bracket where PLA2G1B sits. PLA2G1B and 23 genes near it on chromosome 12, from 119,824,947 to 120,824,946.Chromosome 1212q24.31p13.33p13.32p13.31p13.2p13.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.31q24.32q24.33120 Mb120.2 Mb120.4 Mb120.6 Mb120.8 MbCIT: 119,685,108–119,877,338, reverse strandCITBICDL1: 119,988,862–120,094,496, forward strandBICDL1RAB35: 120,094,328–120,117,502, reverse strandRAB35GCN1: 120,127,202–120,194,976, reverse strandGCN1RPLP0: 120,196,698–120,201,235, reverse strandRPLP0PXN: 120,210,439–120,265,800, reverse strandPXNSIRT4: 120,292,162–120,313,249, forward strandSIRT4PLA2G1B: 120,322,115–120,327,779, reverse strandPLA2G1BMSI1: 120,341,329–120,370,228, reverse strandMSI1COX6A1: 120,438,090–120,440,742, forward strandCOX6A1: 120,438,198–120,460,006, forward strandTRIAP1: 120,443,065–120,446,415, reverse strandTRIAP1GATC: 120,446,444–120,463,749, forward strandGATCSRSF9: 120,456,138–120,495,946, reverse strandDYNLL1: 120,468,451–120,498,913, forward strandCOQ5: 120,502,670–120,534,434, reverse strandCOQ5RNF10: 120,533,480–120,577,592, forward strandRNF10: 120,534,697–120,534,957, forward strandPOP5: 120,573,578–120,581,411, reverse strandPOP5CABP1: 120,640,563–120,667,327, forward strandCABP1MLEC: 120,686,800–120,704,285, forward strandMLECUNC119B: 120,710,426–120,723,640, forward strandUNC119BACADS: 120,725,774–120,740,009, forward strandACADSSPPL3: 120,762,510–120,904,414, reverse strandSPPL3Diagram of PLA2G1B: 4 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 12Exon 4: 120,322,115–120,322,317, 203 basesExon 3: 120,324,934–120,325,061, 128 basesExon 2: 120,325,861–120,326,020, 160 basesExon 1: 120,327,720–120,327,779, 60 bases43215′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 0.6 kb of the gene's 5.7 kb; 447 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.). PLA2G1B gene: phospholipase A2 group IB. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/pla2g1b

Vancouver

Dante Labs. PLA2G1B gene: phospholipase A2 group IB [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/pla2g1b

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