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Gene

RTL8C

retrotransposon Gag like 8C

Summary

Cytogenetic location
Xq26.3
Coordinates
Chromosome X: 135,032,355–135,033,546 (GRCh38)
Exons
1 exon across 1.2 kb
Protein
113 amino acids
Also known as
Mart8, Mar8, MAR8C, SIRH5
Previous symbols
CXX1, FAM127A
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000257013.9NM_001078171.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads RTL8C yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How RTL8C is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome X, with a bracket where RTL8C sits. RTL8C and 20 genes near it on chromosome X, from 134,532,951 to 135,532,950.Chromosome XXq26.3p22.33p22.32p22.31p22.2p22.13p22.12p22.11p21.3p21.2p21.1p11.4p11.3p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26.1q26.2q26.3q27.1q27.2q27.3q28134.6 Mb134.8 Mb135 Mb135.2 Mb135.4 MbPLAC1: 134,565,835–134,764,355, reverse strandPLAC1PABIR2: 134,769,513–134,797,259, reverse strandPABIR2PABIR3: 134,796,381–134,855,021, forward strandPABIR3MOSPD1: 134,887,613–134,915,470, reverse strandMOSPD1SMIM10: 134,990,991–134,992,473, forward strandSMIM10RTL8B: 135,020,513–135,022,542, reverse strandRTL8BRTL8C: 135,032,355–135,033,546, forward strandRTL8CRTL8A: 135,050,932–135,052,196, reverse strandRTL8ASMIM10L2B-AS1: 135,059,685–135,123,952, forward strandSMIM10L2B-AS1SMIM10L2B: 135,092,533–135,098,754, reverse strandSMIM10L2BETDB: 135,118,937–135,121,573, reverse strandETDBCT55: 135,156,540–135,171,398, reverse strandCT55: 135,248,590–135,252,011, reverse strandZNF75D: 135,248,590–135,344,113, reverse strandZNF75DETDA: 135,251,975–135,253,609, forward strandETDAETDC: 135,271,717–135,309,803, forward strandETDC: 135,305,788–135,306,402, reverse strandZNF449: 135,344,199–135,363,413, forward strandZNF449: 135,391,849–135,392,207, reverse strandSMIM10L2A: 135,421,939–135,428,504, forward strandSMIM10L2AINTS6L: 135,520,616–135,582,534, forward strandINTS6LDiagram of RTL8C: one exon on the forward strand of chromosome XExon 1: 135,032,355–135,033,546, 1,192 bases15′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 1.2 kb of the gene's 1.2 kb; 342 of those bases code for the protein.

External links

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.). RTL8C gene: retrotransposon Gag like 8C. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/rtl8c

Vancouver

Dante Labs. RTL8C gene: retrotransposon Gag like 8C [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/rtl8c

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