Gene
RTL8A
retrotransposon Gag like 8A
- HGNC 24514(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000203950(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 26071(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- Xq26.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome X: 135,050,932–135,052,135 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 1 exon across 1.2 kb
- Protein
- 113 amino acids
- Also known as
- DKFZP564B147, MAR8A, CXX1b, SIRH6
- Previous symbols
- FAM127B
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000370775.3NM_001078172.2
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How RTL8A 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 1.2 kb of the gene's 1.2 kb; 342 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Clinical
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.). RTL8A gene: retrotransposon Gag like 8A. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/rtl8a
Dante Labs. RTL8A gene: retrotransposon Gag like 8A [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/rtl8a
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