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Tfeb Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tfeb
  • Name
    transcription factor EB
  • Synonyms
    bHLHe35, Tcfeb, TFEB
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103270
    NCBI Gene: 21425
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    13 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:48047962-48103341 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 23.99 cM, cytoband D
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1277 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103270
 protein coding gene Chr17:48047955-48103344 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200027503
 protein coding gene Chr17:43251704-43307098 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195017366
 protein coding gene Chr17:44750793-44806186 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220029355
 protein coding gene Chr17:43750801-43806190 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024756
 protein coding gene Chr17:44507132-44562531 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175015525
 protein coding gene Chr17:43814718-43870104 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019810
 protein coding gene Chr17:43371513-43426915 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021712
 protein coding gene Chr17:44447167-44502398 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005023263
 protein coding gene Chr17:44525322-44580377 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210030107
 protein coding gene Chr17:43564330-43619723 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185027424
 protein coding gene Chr17:46463318-46518709 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205051017
 protein coding gene Chr17:44068790-44124238 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016857
 protein coding gene Chr17:46100218-46155340 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230037742
 protein coding gene Chr17:47363255-47418647 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190017579
 protein coding gene Chr17:43459730-43515166 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225042561
 protein coding gene Chr17:49616642-49672025 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010035360
 protein coding gene Chr17:43323750-43378971 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010030399
 protein coding gene Chr17:43524887-43579880 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005024527
 protein coding gene Chr17:44417086-44472459 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TFEB, transcription factor EB
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TFEB, transcription factor EB
  • Synonyms
    ALPHATFEB, BHLHE35, TCFEB
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7942
    UniProt: P19484

  • Chr Location
    6p21.1; chr6:41683978-41736259 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    83 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 a targeted null mutation exhibit severe defects in placental vascularization with few vessels entering the placenta and little branching. Mutants die between embryonic days 9.5 and 10.5. Homozygosity for the p.C270S mutation leads to increased susceptibility to bacterial infection.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    74
  • GO References
    14
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
    1077
  • Tissues
    243
  • cDNA Data
    53
  • Literature Summary
    40
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 21425 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 55380 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001432180 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2416 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9R210 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 475 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 69
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 54
      Primer pair 9
      Other 3
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-24150
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 258
      Developmental Gene Expression 40
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 83
    • Earliest
      J:22951 Carr CS, et al., A helix-loop-helix protein related to the immunoglobulin E box-binding proteins. Mol Cell Biol. 1990 Aug;10(8):4384-8
    • Latest
      J:389175 Barbosa D, et al., Disruption to TFEB signaling and autophagy in newly formed oligodendrocytes leads to aberrant generation of CNS myelin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jun 16;123(24):e2528668123
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