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Gene

PTX4

pentraxin 4

Summary

Cytogenetic location
16p13.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 16: 1,485,886–1,488,944 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 3.1 kb
Protein
478 amino acids
Previous symbols
C16orf38
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000447419.7NM_001328608.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

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 PTX4 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How PTX4 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 16, with a bracket where PTX4 sits. PTX4 and 41 genes near it on chromosome 16, from 987,415 to 1,987,414.Chromosome 1616p13.3p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q13q21q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.31 Mb1.2 Mb1.4 Mb1.6 Mb1.8 MbSSTR5: 1,063,867–1,081,470, forward strandSSTR5C1QTNF8: 1,088,226–1,099,401, reverse strandC1QTNF8CACNA1H: 1,153,099–1,224,169, forward strandCACNA1HTPSG1: 1,221,651–1,225,793, reverse strandTPSG1TPSB2: 1,227,272–1,233,725, reverse strandTPSB2TPSAB1: 1,239,266–1,242,555, forward strandTPSAB1TPSD1: 1,256,059–1,259,008, forward strandTPSD1UBE2I: 1,291,357–1,327,018, forward strandUBE2IBAIAP3: 1,333,638–1,349,439, forward strandBAIAP3TSR3: 1,349,236–1,351,898, reverse strandTSR3GNPTG: 1,351,924–1,365,737, forward strandGNPTGUNKL: 1,363,205–1,414,751, reverse strandUNKLUQCC4: 1,419,752–1,420,756, reverse strandUQCC4PERCC1: 1,431,078–1,434,441, forward strandPERCC1CCDC154: 1,434,383–1,444,556, reverse strandCCDC154CLCN7: 1,444,934–1,475,104, reverse strandCLCN7PTX4: 1,485,886–1,488,944, reverse strandPTX4TELO2: 1,493,329–1,512,551, forward strandTELO2IFT140: 1,510,427–1,612,082, reverse strandIFT140TMEM204: 1,528,674–1,555,580, forward strandTMEM204CRAMP1: 1,612,337–1,677,908, forward strandCRAMP1: 1,632,259–1,686,715, forward strandJPT2: 1,678,256–1,702,859, forward strandJPT2MAPK8IP3: 1,706,166–1,770,374, forward strandMAPK8IP3NME3: 1,770,317–1,771,746, reverse strandNME3MRPS34: 1,771,889–1,773,487, reverse strandMRPS34EME2: 1,772,283–1,781,708, forward strandEME2SPSB3: 1,776,710–1,793,700, reverse strandNUBP2: 1,782,932–1,789,189, forward strandIGFALS: 1,790,227–1,794,971, reverse strandHAGH: 1,795,620–1,827,187, reverse strandFAHD1: 1,826,967–1,842,053, forward strandFAHD1MEIOB: 1,833,986–1,884,294, reverse strandMEIOBHS3ST6: 1,911,475–1,918,415, reverse strandHS3ST6MSRB1: 1,935,685–1,943,270, reverse strandMSRB1RPL3L: 1,943,791–1,957,606, reverse strandRPL3LNDUFB10: 1,959,500–1,962,105, forward strandNDUFB10RPS2: 1,961,987–1,965,510, reverse strandRNF151: 1,966,823–1,968,975, forward strandTBL3: 1,971,972–1,983,056, forward strandNOXO1: 1,978,912–1,984,636, reverse strandGFER: 1,983,699–1,987,749, forward strandDiagram of PTX4: 3 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 16Exon 3: 1,485,886–1,486,579, 694 basesExon 2: 1,487,316–1,487,970, 655 basesExon 1: 1,488,769–1,488,944, 176 bases3215′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 1.5 kb of the gene's 3.1 kb; 1,437 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.). PTX4 gene: pentraxin 4. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ptx4

Vancouver

Dante Labs. PTX4 gene: pentraxin 4 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ptx4

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