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Gene

UNC119

unc-119 lipid binding chaperone

Summary

Cytogenetic location
17q11.2
Coordinates
Chromosome 17: 28,546,708–28,552,624 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 5.9 kb
Protein
240 amino acids
Also known as
HRG4, POC7, POC7A
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000335765.9NM_005148.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How UNC119 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 17, with a bracket where UNC119 sits. UNC119 and 34 genes near it on chromosome 17, from 28,049,666 to 29,049,665.Chromosome 1717q11.2p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.328.2 Mb28.4 Mb28.6 Mb28.8 Mb29 MbNLK: 28,041,709–28,196,381, forward strandNLKTMEM97: 28,319,097–28,332,671, forward strandIFT20: 28,328,319–28,335,489, reverse strandTNFAIP1: 28,335,572–28,349,943, forward strandPOLDIP2: 28,343,133–28,357,623, reverse strandVMA12: 28,357,636–28,363,683, forward strandSEBOX: 28,363,506–28,365,199, reverse strand: 28,364,288–28,368,012, reverse strandSARM1: 28,364,356–28,404,049, forward strandSARM1VTN: 28,366,414–28,373,091, reverse strandVTNSLC46A1: 28,394,642–28,407,197, reverse strandSLC46A1RSKR: 28,455,752–28,614,210, reverse strandRSKRSLC13A2: 28,473,275–28,497,782, forward strandSLC13A2FOXN1: 28,506,243–28,538,900, forward strandFOXN1UNC119: 28,546,708–28,552,624, reverse strandUNC119PIGS: 28,553,383–28,571,794, reverse strandPIGSALDOC: 28,573,115–28,576,948, reverse strandALDOCSPAG5: 28,577,565–28,599,052, reverse strand: 28,580,012–28,614,185, reverse strandBLTP2: 28,614,440–28,645,454, reverse strandBLTP2SDF2: 28,648,346–28,662,189, reverse strandSDF2SUPT6H: 28,661,920–28,702,682, forward strandSUPT6HPROCA1: 28,703,196–28,712,313, reverse strandPROCA1RAB34: 28,713,545–28,719,594, reverse strandRAB34RPL23A: 28,719,940–28,724,365, forward strandRPL23ATLCD1: 28,723,435–28,727,935, reverse strandNEK8: 28,725,897–28,743,455, forward strandTRAF4: 28,743,978–28,772,894, forward strandFAM222B: 28,755,966–28,855,232, reverse strandFAM222BERAL1: 28,854,983–28,861,067, forward strandERAL1FLOT2: 28,879,335–28,897,741, reverse strandFLOT2DHRS13: 28,897,781–28,903,087, reverse strandDHRS13PHF12: 28,905,247–28,951,771, reverse strandPHF12PIPOX: 28,950,513–29,057,583, forward strandPIPOXSEZ6: 28,954,901–29,006,440, reverse strandSEZ6Diagram of UNC119: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 17Exon 5: 28,546,708–28,547,409, 702 basesExon 4: 28,547,677–28,547,849, 173 basesExon 3: 28,547,999–28,548,101, 103 basesExon 2: 28,548,592–28,548,705, 114 basesExon 1: 28,552,338–28,552,624, 287 bases543215′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 1.4 kb of the gene's 5.9 kb; 723 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.). UNC119 gene: unc-119 lipid binding chaperone. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/unc119

Vancouver

Dante Labs. UNC119 gene: unc-119 lipid binding chaperone [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/unc119

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