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Bik Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bik
  • Name
    BCL2-interacting killer
  • Synonyms
    Biklk, Blk, Nbk
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1206591
    NCBI Gene: 12124
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:83411063-83428835 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 39.40 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    644 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1206591
 protein coding gene Chr15:83410992-83428836 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200053399
 protein coding gene Chr15:80536531-80554906 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195042704
 protein coding gene Chr15:80462859-80480636 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220052341
 protein coding gene Chr15:80506538-80524316 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053039
 protein coding gene Chr15:80339767-80357543 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175049440
 protein coding gene Chr15:80650700-80668475 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215052294
 protein coding gene Chr15:80428694-80446466 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020100
 protein coding gene Chr15:77528272-77545688 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038885
 protein coding gene Chr15:79930109-79948570 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047775
 protein coding gene Chr15:80425695-80443469 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185046610
 protein coding gene Chr15:80459169-80477535 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205044026
 protein coding gene Chr15:80207660-80225432 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019708
 protein coding gene Chr15:79988862-80007234 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230041519
 protein coding gene Chr15:83776868-83795232 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190029275
 protein coding gene Chr15:80442819-80460592 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225048333
 protein coding gene Chr15:84110555-84128331 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010039941
 protein coding gene Chr15:80192482-80210893 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010049640
 protein coding gene Chr15:81852331-81870403 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039145
 protein coding gene Chr15:80526049-80543831 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BIK, BCL2 interacting killer
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BIK, BCL2 interacting killer
  • Synonyms
    BIP1, BP4, NBK
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 638
    UniProt: Q13323

  • Chr Location
    22q13.2; chr22:43110748-43129712 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human BIK associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    23 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    35 phenotype references
  • All Mutations and Alleles
    28
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Endonuclease-mediated
    2
  • Gene trapped
    20
  • Radiation induced
    2
  • Targeted
    3
  • Genomic Mutations
    3 involving Bik
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
    12 strains or lines available
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable and grossly normal with no detectable changes in hematopoiesis, lymphocyte susceptibility to various apoptotic stimuli, or endothelial cell apoptosis in hyaloid vessel regression.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    21
  • GO References
    8
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    615
  • Tissues
    13
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Literature Summary
    3
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000016758 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17773 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000016902 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 942 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000016902 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 150 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 18
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 13
    Primer pair 2
    Other 1
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 5
References
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  • Summaries
    All 78
    Developmental Gene Expression 3
    Diseases 1
    Gene Ontology 8
    Phenotypes 35
  • Earliest
    J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
  • Latest
    J:387680 Ahn B, et al., Disorganization of Transcriptional Regulation and Alteration of Keratin Family Gene Expression in Hairy Ear Mice. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 31;17(2)
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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