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Gene

THEM6

thioesterase superfamily member 6

Summary

Cytogenetic location
8q24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 8: 142,727,223–142,736,927 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 9.7 kb
Protein
208 amino acids
Also known as
DSCD75
Previous symbols
C8orf55
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000336138.4NM_016647.3
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 THEM6 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How THEM6 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 8, with a bracket where THEM6 sits. THEM6 and 20 genes near it on chromosome 8, from 142,232,075 to 143,232,074.Chromosome 88q24.3p23.3p23.2p23.1p22p21.3p21.2p21.1p12p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12.1q12.2q12.3q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.3142.4 Mb142.6 Mb142.8 Mb143 Mb143.2 MbTSNARE1: 142,212,077–142,403,270, reverse strandTSNARE1ADGRB1: 142,449,430–142,545,009, forward strandADGRB1ARC: 142,611,049–142,614,479, reverse strandARCJRK: 142,657,460–142,681,968, reverse strandJRKPSCA: 142,670,308–142,682,725, forward strandPSCALY6K: 142,699,988–142,705,190, forward strandLY6KTHEM6: 142,727,223–142,736,927, forward strandTHEM6SLURP1: 142,740,941–142,742,414, reverse strandSLURP1LYPD2: 142,750,150–142,753,006, reverse strandLYPD2SLURP2: 142,764,334–142,769,828, reverse strandSLURP2LYNX1-SLURP2: 142,764,334–142,778,224, reverse strandLYNX1: 142,771,197–142,777,889, reverse strandLY6D: 142,784,881–142,786,546, reverse strandGML: 142,834,171–142,916,506, forward strandGMLCYP11B1: 142,871,305–142,880,000, reverse strandCYP11B1CYP11B2: 142,910,424–142,917,943, reverse strandCYP11B2LY6E: 143,012,722–143,023,835, forward strandLY6ELY6S: 143,040,839–143,048,357, reverse strandLY6SLY6L: 143,080,299–143,083,486, forward strandLY6LLY6H: 143,157,914–143,160,711, reverse strandLY6HGPIHBP1: 143,213,019–143,217,172, forward strandGPIHBP1Diagram of THEM6: 2 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 8Exon 1: 142,727,223–142,727,859, 637 basesExon 2: 142,735,326–142,736,927, 1,602 bases125′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 2.2 kb of the gene's 9.7 kb; 627 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.). THEM6 gene: thioesterase superfamily member 6. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/them6

Vancouver

Dante Labs. THEM6 gene: thioesterase superfamily member 6 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/them6

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