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YBX1

Gene

Y-box binding protein 1

HGNCHGNC:8014EnsemblENSG00000065978NCBI Gene4904
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p34.2

Also known as

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

Also known asNSEP1 · YB-1 · YB1 · DBPB · NSEP-1 · MDR-NF1 · BP-8 · CSDB · CSDA2
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Previous symbolsNSEP1
Alias symbolsYB-1, YB1, DBPB, NSEP-1, MDR-NF1, BP-8, CSDB, CSDA2
Previous namesnuclease sensitive element binding protein 1

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.

Dengue
Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Glioblastoma
Melanoma

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.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Y-box binding proteinsU11/U12 di-snRNPU11 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.