Chromosome 13

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Chromosome 13 is one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans. People normally have two copies of this chromosome. Chromosome 13 spans about 113 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 3.5 and 4% of the total DNA in cells.

Chromosome 13
Human chromosome 13 pair after G-banding.
One is from mother, one is from father.
Chromosome 13 pair
in human male karyogram.
Features
Length (bp)113,566,686 bp
(CHM13)
No. of genes308 (CCDS)[1]
TypeAutosome
Centromere positionAcrocentric[2]
(17.7 Mbp[3])
Complete gene lists
CCDSGene list
HGNCGene list
UniProtGene list
NCBIGene list
External map viewers
EnsemblChromosome 13
EntrezChromosome 13
NCBIChromosome 13
UCSCChromosome 13
Full DNA sequences
RefSeqNC_000013 (FASTA)
GenBankCM000675 (FASTA)

Genes

Number of genes

The following are some of the gene count estimates of human chromosome 13. Because researchers use different approaches to genome annotation their predictions of the number of genes on each chromosome varies (for technical details, see gene prediction). Among various projects, the collaborative consensus coding sequence project (CCDS) takes an extremely conservative strategy. So CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes.[4]

Estimated byProtein-coding genesNon-coding RNA genesPseudogenesSourceRelease date
CCDS308[1]2016-09-08
HGNC309323469[5]2017-05-12
Ensembl324586373[6]2017-03-29
UniProt329[7]2018-02-28
NCBI343622481[8][9][10]2017-05-19

Gene list

The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 13. For complete list, see the link in the infobox on the right.

Diseases and disorders

The following diseases and disorders are some of those related to genes on chromosome 13:

Chromosomal conditions

The following conditions are caused by changes in the structure or number of copies of chromosome 13:

  • Retinoblastoma: A small percentage of retinoblastoma cases are caused by deletions in the region of chromosome 13 (13q14) containing the RB1 gene.[11] Children with these chromosomal deletions may also have intellectual disability, slow growth, and characteristic facial features (such as prominent eyebrows, a broad nasal bridge, a short nose, and ear abnormalities). Researchers have not determined which other genes are located in the deleted region, but a loss of several genes is likely responsible for these developmental problems.
  • Trisomy 13: Trisomy 13 occurs when each cell in the body has three copies of chromosome 13 instead of the usual two copies. Trisomy 13 can also result from an extra copy of chromosome 13 in only some of the body's cells (mosaic trisomy 13). In a small percentage of cases, trisomy 13 is caused by a rearrangement of chromosomal material between chromosome 13 and another chromosome. As a result, a person has the two usual copies of chromosome 13, plus extra material from chromosome 13 attached to another chromosome. These cases are called translocation trisomy 13. Extra material from chromosome 13 disrupts the course of normal development, causing the characteristic signs and symptoms of trisomy 13. Researchers are not yet certain how this extra genetic material leads to the features of the disorder, which include severely abnormal cerebral functions, a small cranium, retardation, non functional eyes and heart defects.
  • Other chromosomal conditions: Partial monosomy 13q is a rare chromosomal disorder that results when a piece of the long arm (q) of chromosome 13 is missing (monosomic). Infants born with partial monosomy 13q may exhibit low birth weight, malformations of the head and face (craniofacial region), skeletal abnormalities (especially of the hands and feet), and other physical abnormalities. Intellectual disability is characteristic of this condition. The mortality rate during infancy is high among individuals born with this disorder. Almost all cases of partial monosomy 13q occur randomly for no apparent reason (sporadic).

Cytogenetic band

G-banding ideograms of human chromosome 13
G-banding ideogram of human chromosome 13 in resolution 850 bphs. Band length in this diagram is proportional to base-pair length. This type of ideogram is generally used in genome browsers (e.g. Ensembl, UCSC Genome Browser).
G-banding patterns of human chromosome 13 in three different resolutions (400,[12] 550[13] and 850[3]). Band length in this diagram is based on the ideograms from ISCN (2013).[14] This type of ideogram represents actual relative band length observed under a microscope at the different moments during the mitotic process.[15]
G-bands of human chromosome 13 in resolution 850 bphs[3]
Chr.Arm[16]Band[17]ISCN
start[18]
ISCN
stop[18]
Basepair
start
Basepair
stop
Stain[19]Density
13p13028214,600,000gvar
13p122826204,600,00110,100,000stalk
13p11.2620101510,100,00116,500,000gvar
13p11.11015119816,500,00117,700,000acen
13q111198135317,700,00118,900,000acen
13q12.111353153618,900,00122,600,000gneg
13q12.121536163522,600,00124,900,000gpos25
13q12.131635179024,900,00127,200,000gneg
13q12.21790188827,200,00128,300,000gpos25
13q12.31888211428,300,00131,600,000gneg
13q13.12114225531,600,00133,400,000gpos50
13q13.22255236733,400,00134,900,000gneg
13q13.32367264934,900,00139,500,000gpos75
13q14.112649293139,500,00144,600,000gneg
13q14.122931303044,600,00145,200,000gpos25
13q14.133030312845,200,00146,700,000gneg
13q14.23128331146,700,00150,300,000gpos50
13q14.33311353750,300,00154,700,000gneg
13q21.13537376254,700,00159,000,000gpos100
13q21.23762388959,000,00161,800,000gneg
13q21.313889405861,800,00165,200,000gpos75
13q21.324058419965,200,00168,100,000gneg
13q21.334199443968,100,00172,800,000gpos100
13q22.14439456572,800,00174,900,000gneg
13q22.24565467874,900,00176,700,000gpos50
13q22.34678479176,700,00178,500,000gneg
13q31.14791508778,500,00187,100,000gpos100
13q31.25087517187,100,00189,400,000gneg
13q31.35171535589,400,00194,400,000gpos100
13q32.15355551094,400,00197,500,000gneg
13q32.25510563697,500,00198,700,000gpos25
13q32.35636583498,700,001101,100,000gneg
13q33.158345989101,100,001104,200,000gpos100
13q33.259896087104,200,001106,400,000gneg
13q33.360876256106,400,001109,600,000gpos100
13q3462566510109,600,001114,364,328gneg

References

  • National Institutes of Health. "Chromosome 13". Genetics Home Reference. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  • "Chromosome 13". Human Genome Project Information Archive 1990–2003. Retrieved 2017-05-06.