UFL1

Gene

UFM1 specific ligase 1

HGNCHGNC:23039 EnsemblENSG00000014123 NCBI Gene23376

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6q16.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asNLBP · Maxer · RCAD

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Alias symbolsNLBP, Maxer, RCAD

Previous namesKIAA0776, UFM1-specific ligase 1

Alias namesnovel LZAP-binding protein, Regulator of CDK5RAP3 and DDRGK1

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Migraine Disorders

Hypertension

Coronary Artery Disease

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Ovarian dysfunction

Liver Diseases

Colitis

Diabetes, Gestational

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.