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Gene

USP42

ubiquitin specific peptidase 42

Summary

Cytogenetic location
7p22.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 7: 6,104,949–6,161,564 (GRCh38)
Exons
18 exons across 56.6 kb
Protein
1,316 amino acids
Also known as
FLJ12697
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000306177.10NM_032172.3
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 USP42 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How USP42 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 7, with a bracket where USP42 sits. USP42 and 18 genes near it on chromosome 7, from 5,633,257 to 6,633,256.Chromosome 77p22.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p15.3p15.2p15.1p14.3p14.2p14.1p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q31.1q31.2q31.31q31.32q31.33q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.35.8 Mb6 Mb6.2 Mb6.4 Mb6.6 MbRNF216: 5,620,047–5,781,696, reverse strandRNF216OCM: 5,879,827–5,886,363, forward strandOCMCCZ1: 5,898,692–5,926,550, forward strandCCZ1RSPH10B: 5,925,544–5,970,702, reverse strandRSPH10BPMS2: 5,970,925–6,009,130, reverse strandPMS2AIMP2: 6,009,226–6,024,655, forward strandAIMP2EIF2AK1: 6,022,247–6,059,240, reverse strandEIF2AK1ANKRD61: 6,031,376–6,036,552, forward strandANKRD61USP42: 6,104,949–6,161,564, forward strandUSP42CYTH3: 6,148,751–6,272,677, reverse strandCYTH3SMIM10L3: 6,329,409–6,348,967, reverse strandSMIM10L3FAM220A: 6,329,409–6,348,981, reverse strandFAM220ARAC1: 6,374,098–6,404,016, forward strandRAC1DAGLB: 6,406,395–6,484,190, reverse strandDAGLBKDELR2: 6,445,953–6,484,224, reverse strandKDELR2GRID2IP: 6,496,778–6,551,461, reverse strandGRID2IPZDHHC4: 6,577,405–6,589,374, forward strandZDHHC4INTS15: 6,589,564–6,608,785, forward strandINTS15ZNF853: 6,615,305–6,624,290, forward strandZNF853Diagram of USP42: 18 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 7Exon 1: 6,104,949–6,105,032, 84 basesExon 2: 6,111,125–6,111,374, 250 basesExon 3: 6,115,323–6,115,523, 201 basesExon 4: 6,135,841–6,135,951, 111 basesExon 5: 6,139,092–6,139,194, 103 basesExon 6: 6,140,128–6,140,195, 68 basesExon 7: 6,140,914–6,140,984, 71 basesExon 8: 6,142,932–6,143,014, 83 basesExon 9: 6,144,085–6,144,196, 112 basesExon 10: 6,145,516–6,145,656, 141 basesExon 11: 6,146,148–6,146,248, 101 basesExon 12: 6,147,739–6,147,892, 154 basesExon 13: 6,149,583–6,150,302, 720 basesExon 14: 6,150,412–6,150,506, 95 basesExon 15: 6,153,756–6,155,195, 1,440 basesExon 16: 6,156,754–6,157,055, 302 basesExon 17: 6,159,450–6,159,493, 44 basesExon 18: 6,160,555–6,161,564, 1,010 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 5.1 kb of the gene's 56.6 kb; 3,951 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.). USP42 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 42. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp42

Vancouver

Dante Labs. USP42 gene: ubiquitin specific peptidase 42 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/usp42

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