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Pcdh9 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pcdh9
  • Name
    protocadherin 9
  • Synonyms
    1500001L12Rik, A730003J17Rik, C530050I23Rik, C630029H24Rik, LOC382930
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1306801
    NCBI Gene: 211712
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    27 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:93250846-94128115 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 45.80 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    26013 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1306801
protein coding gene Chr14:93250846-94132619 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200019459
protein coding gene Chr14:81752212-82629481 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195011244
protein coding gene Chr14:81972622-82838711 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220008240
protein coding gene Chr14:81368682-82236760 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180009765
protein coding gene Chr14:81462311-82328819 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175002571
protein coding gene Chr14:83329086-84195037 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215004659
protein coding gene Chr14:81468786-82346229 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019554
protein coding gene Chr14:83572750-84417095 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005016060
protein coding gene Chr14:82987954-83844145 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210004679
protein coding gene Chr14:82003592-82869780 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185015018
protein coding gene Chr14:87179490-88058374 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205009989
protein coding gene Chr14:81111921-81976062 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000012545
protein coding gene Chr14:98142578-99020293 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230005167
protein coding gene Chr14:99017905-99895111 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190001933
protein coding gene Chr14:81723065-82592625 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225024599
protein coding gene Chr14:89425932-90303283 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010002078
protein coding gene Chr14:81023868-81901185 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010009223
protein coding gene Chr14:84785793-85648429 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005004394
protein coding gene Chr14:81016692-81878679 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PCDH9, protocadherin 9
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PCDH9, protocadherin 9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5101
    UniProt: Q9HC56

  • Chr Location
    13q21.32; chr13:66302834-67230445 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    19 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    12 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit impaired long-term social and bject recognition and sensorimotor development.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000055421 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 877270 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000068992 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3714 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000070935 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1237 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 32
      cDNA 26
      Primer pair 3
      Other 3
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 9
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1916209, MGI:2444471, MGI:2685143, MGI:2686059, MGI:3510991
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 55
      Developmental Gene Expression 21
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 12
    • Earliest
      J:50455 Strehl S, et al., Characterization of two novel protocadherins (PCDH8 and PCDH9) localized on human chromosome 13 and mouse chromosome 14. Genomics. 1998 Oct 1;53(1):81-9
    • Latest
      J:378080 Cwetsch AW, et al., Bidirectional interaction between protocadherin 8 and the transcription factor Dbx1 regulates cerebral cortex development. Development. 2026 Jan 1;153(1):dev205011

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory