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 COL6A5
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- COL6A5 — collagen type VI alpha 5 chain
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #8C6254 → Card color name: Agate Brown
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: C → Hue: orange
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.9 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.913 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-765
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: COL → Character family trait: Tortoise shell back plate
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 2004 → Character age: 16 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 290 kDa → Character mass: 290 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: vWA-like → Character aesthetic: Appalachian Gothic
full name
collagen type VI alpha 5 chaingene name
COL6A5
collagen type VI alpha 5 chain
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Tortoise shell back plate
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
2004
16 y.o.
mass
290kDakg
pfam clans
vWA-like
Appalachian Gothic
alignment
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