Gene
PRXL2B
peroxiredoxin like 2B
- HGNC 28390↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000157870↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 127281↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1p36.32
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 2,586,777–2,591,468 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 7 exons across 4.7 kb
- Protein
- 198 amino acids
- Also known as
- MGC26818
- Previous symbols
- C1orf93, FAM213B
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000419916.8NM_152371.5
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How PRXL2B is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
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 2.7 kb of the gene's 4.7 kb; 597 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
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
Dante Labs. (n.d.). PRXL2B gene: peroxiredoxin like 2B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/prxl2b
Dante Labs. PRXL2B gene: peroxiredoxin like 2B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/prxl2b
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