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Human (GRCh38.p14)
Description

chromobox 5 [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:1555]

Gene Synonyms

HP1, HP1-ALPHA, HP1ALPHA, HP1HS-ALPHA

Location

Chromosome 12: 54,230,942-54,280,141 reverse strand.

GRCh38:CM000674.2

About this gene

This gene has 36 transcripts (splice variants), 205 orthologues and 8 paralogues.

Transcript IDNamebpProteinTranslation IDBiotypeCCDSUniProt MatchRefSeq MatchFlags
ENST00000209875.9CBX5-20111546191aaENSP00000209875.4
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875P45973 V9HWG0 NM_012117.3MANE SelectEnsembl CanonicalGENCODE PrimaryGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENST00001140095.1CBX5-23611565191aaENSP00000801441.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -Ensembl Canonical ExtendedGENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882090.2CBX5-21311940191aaENSP00000552149.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882096.2CBX5-21911786190aaENSP00000552155.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENST00000882085.2CBX5-20811733191aaENSP00000552144.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930391.2CBX5-22211716191aaENSP00000600450.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882094.2CBX5-21711706191aaENSP00000552153.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882087.2CBX5-21011696191aaENSP00000552146.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882089.2CBX5-21211667191aaENSP00000552148.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930393.2CBX5-22411660191aaENSP00000600452.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882093.2CBX5-21611656191aaENSP00000552152.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882095.2CBX5-21811624191aaENSP00000552154.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930395.2CBX5-22611594191aaENSP00000600454.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930392.2CBX5-22311593191aaENSP00000600451.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882084.2CBX5-20711562190aaENSP00000552143.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENST00000882092.2CBX5-21511559191aaENSP00000552151.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000439541.7CBX5-20211555191aaENSP00000401009.2
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875P45973 V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENST00000882091.2CBX5-21411552190aaENSP00000552150.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE BasicAPPRIS ALT1
ENST00000930389.2CBX5-22011548191aaENSP00000600448.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930394.2CBX5-22511538191aaENSP00000600453.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000882088.2CBX5-21111522191aaENSP00000552147.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930397.2CBX5-22811473191aaENSP00000600456.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000930396.2CBX5-22711470191aaENSP00000600455.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3
ENST00000996164.1CBX5-22911464112aaENSP00000665981.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00001090521.1CBX5-23411454112aaENSP00000760327.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000930390.2CBX5-2211127795aaENSP00000600449.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00001059644.1CBX5-232504373aaENSP00000729460.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00001059641.1CBX5-230219973aaENSP00000729457.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000882086.2CBX5-2091716198aaENSP00000552145.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00001059642.1CBX5-231131672aaENSP00000729458.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00001059645.1CBX5-233930154aaENSP00000729461.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000550411.5CBX5-204894191aaENSP00000449207.1
 
Protein coding
CCDS8875P45973 V9HWG0 -GENCODE BasicAPPRIS P3TSL:1
ENST00001114214.1CBX5-235857142aaENSP00000784019.1
 
Protein coding
--GENCODE Basic
ENST00000552562.1CBX5-20567591aaENSP00000450190.1
 
Protein coding
F8VNY3 -TSL:4CDS 3' incomplete
ENST00000618078.1CBX5-2062627No protein-
 
Protein coding CDS not defined
--TSL:2
ENST00000547872.1CBX5-203745No protein-
 
Retained intron
--TSL:2