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Gene

USP16

ubiquitin specific peptidase 16

Summary

Cytogenetic location
21q21.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 21: 29,024,668–29,054,488 (GRCh38)
Exons
18 exons across 29.8 kb
Protein
823 amino acids
Also known as
Ubp-M
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000399976.7NM_006447.3
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 USP16 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How USP16 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 21, with a bracket where USP16 sits. USP16 and 7 genes near it on chromosome 21, from 28,539,578 to 29,539,577.Chromosome 2121q21.3p13p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.11q22.12q22.13q22.2q22.328.6 Mb28.8 Mb29 Mb29.2 Mb29.4 MbHEMK2: 28,872,191–28,885,384, reverse strandHEMK2LTN1: 28,927,886–28,992,956, reverse strandLTN1RWDD2B: 29,003,761–29,019,374, reverse strandRWDD2BUSP16: 29,024,668–29,054,488, forward strandUSP16CCT8: 29,054,607–29,073,797, reverse strandCCT8MAP3K7CL: 29,077,060–29,175,889, forward strandMAP3K7CLBACH1: 29,194,071–29,630,751, forward strandBACH1GRIK1: 29,536,933–29,940,033, reverse strandGRIK1Diagram of USP16: 18 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 21Exon 1: 29,024,668–29,024,777, 110 basesExon 2: 29,027,873–29,027,974, 102 basesExon 3: 29,030,595–29,030,773, 179 basesExon 4: 29,034,837–29,034,940, 104 basesExon 5: 29,036,271–29,036,374, 104 basesExon 6: 29,037,276–29,037,463, 188 basesExon 7: 29,038,335–29,038,430, 96 basesExon 8: 29,039,026–29,039,156, 131 basesExon 9: 29,039,481–29,039,568, 88 basesExon 10: 29,040,609–29,040,687, 79 basesExon 11: 29,042,013–29,042,104, 92 basesExon 12: 29,042,472–29,042,528, 57 basesExon 13: 29,043,423–29,043,599, 177 basesExon 14: 29,046,667–29,047,321, 655 basesExon 15: 29,048,761–29,048,855, 95 basesExon 16: 29,050,092–29,050,178, 87 basesExon 17: 29,053,802–29,053,958, 157 basesExon 18: 29,054,066–29,054,488, 423 bases1246810121416185′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 2.9 kb of the gene's 29.8 kb; 2,472 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.). USP16 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 16. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp16

Vancouver

Dante Labs. USP16 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 16 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp16

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