POLG

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Summary

POLG is a gene[1].

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: protein-coding gene[2]
  • HomoloGene ID: 2016[3]
  • Genomic start: 89305198[4], 89859534[5]
  • Genomic end: 89334861[6], 89878092[7]
  • Ortholog: Polg[8], MIP1[9], tam[10], polg-1[11]
  • Encodes: DNA polymerase gamma, catalytic subunit[12], DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1[13]
  • Found in taxon: Homo sapiens[14]
  • Chromosome: human chromosome 15[15]
  • Genetic association: progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 1[16], mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b[17], autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia[18], sensory ataxic neuropathy-dysarthria-ophthalmoparesis syndrome[19], autosomal recessive progressive external ophthalmoplegia[20], mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy[21], Alpers' disease[22]
  • Strand orientation: reverse strand[23]
  • Cytogenetic location: 15q26.1[24]
  • Expressed in: granulocyte[25], tibial nerve[26], transverse colon[27], body of stomach[28], right lobe of thyroid gland[29], body of pancreas[30], spleen[31], apex of heart[32], body of uterus[33], minor salivary glands[34]

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] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association → progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions, autosomal recessive 1, mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 4b, autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia +4
    Subclass of → —
    Chromosome → human chromosome 15
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
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