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Gene

UPK1A

uroplakin 1A

Summary

Cytogenetic location
19q13.12
Coordinates
Chromosome 19: 35,666,517–35,678,481 (GRCh38)
Exons
8 exons across 12 kb
Protein
258 amino acids
Also known as
TSPAN21
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000222275.3NM_007000.4
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 UPK1A is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 19, with a bracket where UPK1A sits. UPK1A and 51 genes near it on chromosome 19, from 35,172,499 to 36,172,498.Chromosome 1919q13.12p13.3p13.2p13.13p13.12p13.11p12p11q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.33q13.41q13.42q13.4335.2 Mb35.4 Mb35.6 Mb35.8 Mb36 MbFAM187B: 35,224,800–35,228,739, reverse strandFAM187BLSR: 35,248,330–35,267,967, forward strandLSRUSF2: 35,268,485–35,279,821, forward strandUSF2HAMP: 35,280,716–35,285,146, forward strandHAMPMAG: 35,291,647–35,316,932, forward strandMAGCD22: 35,319,261–35,347,361, forward strandCD22FFAR1: 35,347,902–35,353,864, forward strandFFAR1FFAR3: 35,358,348–35,360,489, forward strandFFAR3GPR42: 35,371,068–35,372,962, forward strandGPR42FFAR2: 35,443,907–35,451,767, forward strandFFAR2KRTDAP: 35,487,324–35,495,558, reverse strandDMKN: 35,497,220–35,513,704, reverse strandDMKNSBSN: 35,523,367–35,528,351, reverse strandSBSNGAPDHS: 35,533,455–35,545,319, forward strandGAPDHSTMEM147: 35,545,600–35,547,527, forward strandTMEM147ATP4A: 35,549,339–35,563,658, reverse strandATP4APMIS2: 35,586,161–35,587,296, forward strandPMIS2HAUS5: 35,612,735–35,625,355, forward strandHAUS5RBM42: 35,628,989–35,638,927, forward strandRBM42ETV2: 35,641,730–35,644,871, forward strandETV2COX6B1: 35,648,230–35,662,890, forward strandCOX6B1UPK1A: 35,666,517–35,678,481, forward strandUPK1AZBTB32: 35,704,558–35,717,048, forward strandZBTB32KMT2B: 35,717,973–35,738,880, forward strandKMT2BIGFLR1: 35,738,798–35,742,459, reverse strandIGFLR1: 35,739,252–35,745,432, reverse strandU2AF1L4: 35,742,464–35,745,460, reverse strandPSENEN: 35,745,070–35,747,519, forward strand: 35,745,678–35,754,519, forward strandLIN37: 35,748,361–35,754,519, forward strandHSPB6: 35,754,566–35,758,079, reverse strandPROSER3: 35,758,143–35,771,398, forward strandARHGAP33: 35,774,532–35,788,822, forward strandPRODH2: 35,799,975–35,813,299, reverse strandPRODH2NPHS1: 35,825,372–35,869,287, reverse strandNPHS1KIRREL2: 35,851,369–35,867,145, forward strandKIRREL2APLP1: 35,867,899–35,879,803, forward strandAPLP1NFKBID: 35,887,129–35,902,303, reverse strandNFKBIDHCST: 35,899,017–35,904,377, forward strandHCSTTYROBP: 35,904,398–35,908,318, reverse strandLRFN3: 35,935,358–35,946,624, forward strandLRFN3SDHAF1: 35,995,188–35,996,312, forward strandSDHAF1SYNE4: 36,000,545–36,008,831, reverse strandSYNE4ALKBH6: 36,009,113–36,014,297, reverse strandALKBH6CLIP3: 36,014,660–36,033,343, reverse strandCLIP3THAP8: 36,033,393–36,054,739, reverse strandWDR62: 36,054,649–36,105,112, forward strandWDR62OVOL3: 36,111,116–36,113,711, forward strandOVOL3POLR2I: 36,111,817–36,115,213, reverse strandPOLR2ITBCB: 36,114,289–36,125,948, forward strandTBCBCAPNS1: 36,139,953–36,150,356, forward strandCAPNS1COX7A1: 36,150,287–36,152,699, reverse strandDiagram of UPK1A: 8 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 19Exon 1: 35,666,517–35,666,538, 22 basesExon 2: 35,666,809–35,666,896, 88 basesExon 3: 35,668,454–35,668,654, 201 basesExon 4: 35,673,232–35,673,306, 75 basesExon 5: 35,673,438–35,673,545, 108 basesExon 6: 35,675,840–35,676,019, 180 basesExon 7: 35,677,812–35,677,895, 84 basesExon 8: 35,677,975–35,678,481, 507 bases123456785′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 1.3 kb of the gene's 12 kb; 777 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.). UPK1A gene: uroplakin 1A. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/upk1a

Vancouver

Dante Labs. UPK1A gene: uroplakin 1A [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/upk1a

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