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Gene

SLC44A4

solute carrier family 44 member 4

Summary

Cytogenetic location
6p21.33
Coordinates
Chromosome 6: 31,863,192–31,878,997 (GRCh38)
Exons
21 exons across 15.8 kb
Protein
710 amino acids
Also known as
NG22, CTL4, FLJ14491, TPPT, DFNA72
Previous symbols
C6orf29
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000229729.11NM_025257.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads SLC44A4 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How SLC44A4 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 6, with a bracket where SLC44A4 sits. SLC44A4 and 69 genes near it on chromosome 6, from 31,371,095 to 32,371,094.Chromosome 66p21.33p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.33p21.32p21.31p21.2p21.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q16.1q16.2q16.3q21q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q26q2731.4 Mb31.6 Mb31.8 Mb32 Mb32.2 MbMICA: 31,399,784–31,415,315, forward strandMICAMICB: 31,494,881–31,511,124, forward strandMICBMCCD1: 31,528,962–31,530,232, forward strandDDX39B: 31,530,217–31,542,451, reverse strandDDX39BATP6V1G2-DDX39B: 31,530,219–31,546,608, reverse strandATP6V1G2: 31,544,444–31,548,427, reverse strandNFKBIL1: 31,546,870–31,558,829, forward strandLTA: 31,572,054–31,574,324, forward strandLTATNF: 31,575,558–31,578,336, forward strandLTB: 31,580,525–31,582,522, reverse strandLST1: 31,581,065–31,588,911, forward strandLST1NCR3: 31,588,895–31,593,217, reverse strandNCR3AIF1: 31,615,214–31,617,025, forward strandAIF1PRRC2A: 31,620,675–31,637,771, forward strandPRRC2A: 31,622,774–31,622,860, forward strand: 31,623,874–31,625,499, forward strandBAG6: 31,638,543–31,652,747, reverse strandAPOM: 31,652,416–31,658,214, forward strandC6orf47: 31,658,298–31,660,778, reverse strandGPANK1: 31,661,228–31,666,283, reverse strandCSNK2B: 31,665,227–31,670,343, forward strand: 31,666,102–31,673,546, forward strandLY6G5B: 31,669,976–31,673,776, forward strandLY6G5C: 31,676,684–31,684,040, reverse strandLY6G5CABHD16A: 31,686,954–31,703,391, reverse strandLY6G6F: 31,706,863–31,710,801, forward strandLY6G6F-LY6G6D: 31,706,904–31,717,918, forward strandLY6G6D: 31,715,285–31,717,919, forward strandLY6G6DMPIG6B: 31,718,594–31,726,714, forward strandLY6G6C: 31,718,648–31,721,746, reverse strandDDAH2: 31,726,586–31,730,617, reverse strandCLIC1: 31,730,579–31,740,558, reverse strandMSH5: 31,739,677–31,762,678, forward strandMSH5MSH5-SAPCD1: 31,740,020–31,764,851, forward strandSAPCD1: 31,762,656–31,764,851, forward strandVWA7: 31,765,590–31,777,328, reverse strandVWA7VARS1: 31,777,518–31,795,975, reverse strandLSM2: 31,797,019–31,806,992, reverse strandLSM2HSPA1L: 31,809,619–31,815,788, reverse strandHSPA1A: 31,815,543–31,817,994, forward strandHSPA1AHSPA1B: 31,827,738–31,830,254, forward strandHSPA1BNEU1: 31,857,063–31,862,905, reverse strandNEU1SLC44A4: 31,863,192–31,878,997, reverse strandSLC44A4EHMT2: 31,879,758–31,897,723, reverse strandEHMT2C2: 31,897,785–31,945,677, forward strandC2ZBTB12: 31,899,065–31,902,103, reverse strandZBTB12: 31,927,698–31,952,048, forward strandCFB: 31,945,650–31,952,086, forward strandCFBNELFE: 31,952,087–31,959,079, reverse strandSKIC2: 31,959,025–31,969,852, forward strandSKIC2DXO: 31,969,810–31,972,517, reverse strandDXOWHR1: 31,971,091–31,982,821, forward strandC4A: 31,981,991–32,005,247, forward strandC4AC4B: 32,014,725–32,035,975, forward strandC4BCYP21A2: 32,038,297–32,042,321, forward strandCYP21A2TNXB: 32,041,153–32,115,334, reverse strandTNXBATF6B: 32,115,264–32,128,255, reverse strandATF6BFKBPL: 32,128,697–32,131,070, reverse strandFKBPLPPT2: 32,146,580–32,163,679, forward strandPRRT1: 32,147,292–32,153,083, reverse strandPRRT1: 32,150,495–32,154,373, reverse strandPPT2-EGFL8: 32,153,845–32,171,978, forward strandEGFL8: 32,163,918–32,171,980, forward strandAGPAT1: 32,167,118–32,178,112, reverse strandRNF5: 32,178,391–32,184,769, forward strandAGER: 32,180,963–32,184,365, reverse strandPBX2: 32,184,733–32,190,278, reverse strandGPSM3: 32,190,766–32,195,523, reverse strandNOTCH4: 32,194,843–32,224,111, reverse strandNOTCH4TSBP1: 32,288,526–32,371,907, reverse strandTSBP1Diagram of SLC44A4: 21 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 6Exon 21: 31,863,192–31,863,748, 557 basesExon 20: 31,864,652–31,864,736, 85 basesExon 19: 31,864,816–31,864,910, 95 basesExon 18: 31,865,010–31,865,080, 71 basesExon 17: 31,865,315–31,865,388, 74 basesExon 16: 31,865,498–31,865,601, 104 basesExon 15: 31,865,690–31,865,784, 95 basesExon 14: 31,865,873–31,866,126, 254 basesExon 13: 31,869,155–31,869,257, 103 basesExon 12: 31,869,545–31,869,637, 93 basesExon 11: 31,870,603–31,870,702, 100 basesExon 10: 31,870,812–31,871,047, 236 basesExon 9: 31,871,314–31,871,397, 84 basesExon 8: 31,871,474–31,871,561, 88 basesExon 7: 31,874,460–31,874,520, 61 basesExon 6: 31,874,721–31,874,846, 126 basesExon 5: 31,874,929–31,875,028, 100 basesExon 4: 31,875,852–31,875,930, 79 basesExon 3: 31,876,056–31,876,129, 74 basesExon 2: 31,877,034–31,877,082, 49 basesExon 1: 31,878,941–31,878,997, 57 bases21201510515′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 2.6 kb of the gene's 15.8 kb; 2,133 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.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). SLC44A4 gene: solute carrier family 44 member 4. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc44a4

Vancouver

Dante Labs. SLC44A4 gene: solute carrier family 44 member 4 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/slc44a4

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