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ERG

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q17917479

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 21[12]
Cytogenetic location
21q22.2[14]
Encodes
ETS transcription factor ERG, Erythroblast transformation-specific transcription factor ERG variant 10[9][10]
Expressed in
tendon of biceps brachii, Descending thoracic aorta, ascending aorta, visceral pleura, tibial arteries, sural nerve, subcutaneous adipose tissue, right lung, upper lobe of left lung, spleen[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genomic end
38661780, 40033704[6][7]
Genomic start
38380027, 39751949[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
15848[3]
Ortholog
Erg, Erg, erg[8]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en ERG en erg-3 en ERG, ETS transcription factor en ETS-related gene en ETS transcription factor ERG en p55 en v-ets avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog es V-ets erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog (avian) ru ERG (ген)

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 4
spleen, ascending aorta, sural nerve, visceral pleura
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 21
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

ERG is a gene[1]. ERG is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chromosome → human chromosome 21
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
    Ortholog → Erg, erg
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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