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YKT6

Gene

YKT6 vesicular SNARE protein

HGNCHGNC:16959EnsemblENSG00000106636NCBI Gene10652
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 7p13

Also known as

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

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Previous namesYKT6 v-SNARE homolog, YKT6 v-SNARE homolog (S. cerevisiae)
Alias namesR-SNARE

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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Diabetes Mellitus
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Diabetes, Gestational
Metabolic Syndrome
Alcohol drinking

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.

SNAREs

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-07-02.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.