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Pou1f1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pou1f1
  • Name
    POU domain, class 1, transcription factor 1
  • Synonyms
    GHF-1, Hmp1, Pit-1, Pit1, Pit1-rs1, Snell dwarf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97588
    NCBI Gene: 18736
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:65317397-65331183 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 37.25 cM
  • Mapping Data
    39 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    555 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
  • RFLP
    7
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97588
 protein coding gene Chr16:65317397-65331904 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200008174
 protein coding gene Chr16:62229540-62244027 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195001569
 protein coding gene Chr16:61941800-61956296 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220005296
 protein coding gene Chr16:62212671-62227169 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180001611
 protein coding gene Chr16:62071027-62085523 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175004494
 protein coding gene Chr16:62353511-62368002 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012233
 protein coding gene Chr16:62156535-62171031 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020865
 protein coding gene Chr16:61260301-61274561 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005012561
 protein coding gene Chr16:62197688-62212087 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210015048
 protein coding gene Chr16:62293760-62308277 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185004450
 protein coding gene Chr16:62248552-62263047 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011303
 protein coding gene Chr16:62035525-62050020 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000015093
 protein coding gene Chr16:62411967-62426309 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230007172
 protein coding gene Chr16:64796193-64810687 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190016128
 protein coding gene Chr16:62290597-62305093 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035954
 protein coding gene Chr16:68040687-68055181 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010011290
 protein coding gene Chr16:62051673-62065931 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002013
 protein coding gene Chr16:62791997-62806192 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005002293
 protein coding gene Chr16:62333002-62347142 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    POU1F1, POU class 1 homeobox 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    POU1F1, POU class 1 homeobox 1
  • Synonyms
    CPHD1, GHF-1, Pit-1, PIT1, POU1F1a
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5449
    UniProt: P28069

  • Chr Location
    3p11.2; chr3:87259404-87276584 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human POU1F1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    51 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    123 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for spontaneous mutations exhibit hypoplasia of the anterior pituitary cells resulting in deficiencies in growth hormone, prolactin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone, dwarfism, and sterility.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    79
  • GO References
    27
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
    828
  • Tissues
    155
  • cDNA Data
    23
  • Literature Summary
    94
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000004842 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13787 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000176038 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1174 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000135574 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 317 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 44
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 26
      Primer pair 5
      Other 11
      Antibodies 9

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13314, MGD-MRK-13315, MGD-MRK-19464, MGD-MRK-8920, MGI:102578
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 334
      Developmental Gene Expression 94
      Gene Ontology 27
      Phenotypes 123
    • Earliest
      J:13120 Snell GD, DWARF, A NEW MENDELIAN RECESSIVE CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE MOUSE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1929 Sep 15;15(9):733-4
    • Latest
      J:388801 Das P, et al., NR3C1 is required for normal somatotrope differentiation and Foxo1 expression in pituitary. Endocrinology. 2026 May 26;167(7)
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    09/08/2026
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