Iconoplasm - gene character cards and browser extension
Iconoplasm turns human gene symbols into memorable character cards called blots. Search by gene symbol or name, browse published human gene cards, and use the browser extension to recognize genes while reading papers, databases, and other biology pages.
Character profile for ALAD
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- ALAD — aminolevulinate dehydratase
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #554649 → Card color name: Russian Red
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: A → Hue: red
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.34 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.63 → Character shade: dark shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-4336
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1975 → Character age: 45 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 36 kDa → Character mass: 36 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: TIM barrel → Character aesthetic: American Pioneers
full name
aminolevulinate dehydratasegene name
ALAD
aminolevulinate dehydratase
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1975
45 y.o.
mass
36kDakg
pfam clans
TIM barrel
American Pioneers
alignment
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