Gene
PTPRB
protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B
- HGNC 9665↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000127329↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 5787↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 12q15
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 12: 70,515,870–70,637,429 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 34 exons across 121.6 kb
- Protein
- 2,215 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- PTPB
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000334414.11NM_001109754.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How PTPRB is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 12.3 kb of the gene's 121.6 kb; 6,648 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.). PTPRB gene: protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ptprb
Dante Labs. PTPRB gene: protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ptprb
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