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Gene

SELENOW

selenoprotein W

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19q13.33
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 47,778,703–47,784,682 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 6 kb
Protein
87 amino acids
Also known as
SELW
Previous symbols
SEPW1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000601048.6NM_003009.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How SELENOW is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where SELENOW sits. SELENOW and 23 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 47,281,693 to 48,281,692.Chromosome 1919q13.33p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4347.4 Mb47.6 Mb47.8 Mb48 Mb48.2 MbC5AR1: 47,290,023–47,322,075, forward strandC5AR1C5AR2: 47,332,148–47,347,329, forward strandC5AR2DHX34: 47,349,280–47,383,255, forward strandDHX34MEIS3: 47,403,117–47,419,530, reverse strandMEIS3SLC8A2: 47,428,017–47,472,184, reverse strandSLC8A2KPTN: 47,475,141–47,484,265, reverse strandKPTNNAPA: 47,484,530–47,515,122, reverse strandNAPAZNF541: 47,520,638–47,573,148, reverse strandZNF541BICRA: 47,608,196–47,703,277, forward strandBICRAEHD2: 47,713,388–47,745,089, forward strandEHD2NOP53: 47,745,481–47,758,208, forward strandNOP53SELENOW: 47,778,703–47,784,682, forward strandSELENOWTPRX1: 47,801,232–47,819,051, reverse strandTPRX1CRX: 47,819,779–47,843,330, forward strandCRXTPRX2: 47,859,235–47,861,721, forward strandTPRX2SULT2A1: 47,870,327–47,886,479, reverse strandSULT2A1BSPH1: 47,968,046–47,992,170, reverse strandBSPH1ELSPBP1: 47,994,632–48,025,154, forward strandELSPBP1CABP5: 48,029,383–48,044,079, reverse strandCABP5PLA2G4C: 48,047,843–48,111,390, reverse strandPLA2G4CLIG1: 48,115,444–48,170,654, reverse strandLIG1ZSWIM9: 48,170,645–48,197,624, forward strandZSWIM9CARD8: 48,180,770–48,255,976, reverse strandCARD8ZNF114: 48,270,041–48,289,292, forward strandZNF114Diagram of SELENOW: 6 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 19Exon 1: 47,778,703–47,778,814, 112 basesExon 2: 47,780,725–47,780,749, 25 basesExon 3: 47,780,864–47,780,917, 54 basesExon 4: 47,781,108–47,781,182, 75 basesExon 5: 47,781,290–47,781,388, 99 basesExon 6: 47,784,290–47,784,682, 393 bases1234565′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 0.8 kb of the gene's 6 kb; 264 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.). SELENOW gene: selenoprotein W. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/selenow

Vancouver

Dante Labs. SELENOW gene: selenoprotein W [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/selenow

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