TECTA

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18031940
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TECTA

Summary

TECTA is a gene[1]. TECTA ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TECTA's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • TECTA is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • TECTA's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 3955[5].
  • TECTA's genomic start is recorded as 120971882[6].
  • TECTA's genomic start is recorded as 121101243[7].
  • TECTA's genomic end is recorded as 121062202[8].
  • TECTA's genomic end is recorded as 121191490[9].
  • TECTA's ortholog is recorded as Tecta[10].
  • TECTA's ortholog is recorded as Tecta[11].
  • TECTA's ortholog is recorded as tecta[12].
  • TECTA's encodes is recorded as Tectorin alpha[13].
  • TECTA's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].
  • TECTA's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 11[15].
  • TECTA's genetic association is recorded as autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 12[16].
  • TECTA's genetic association is recorded as autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 21[17].
  • TECTA's genetic association is recorded as nonsyndromic deafness[18].
  • TECTA's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[19].
  • TECTA's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/7007[20].
  • TECTA's cytogenetic location is recorded as 11q23.3[21].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as oocyte[22].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as secondary oocyte[23].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as testicle[24].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as parietal lobe[25].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as postcentral gyrus[26].
  • TECTA's expressed in is recorded as superior frontal gyrus[27].

Why It Matters

TECTA ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] TECTA is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 12, autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 21, nonsyndromic deafness
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 11
    Strand orientation forward strand
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