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Relb Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Relb
  • Name
    Relb proto-oncogene, NFKB subunit
  • Synonyms
    shep
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103289
    NCBI Gene: 19698
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:19340142-19363352 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 9.93 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    638 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103289
 protein coding gene Chr7:19340142-19363363 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200039576
 protein coding gene Chr7:12536278-12559656 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195051736
 protein coding gene Chr7:12977165-13000387 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220027685
 protein coding gene Chr7:11309439-11332661 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180052475
 protein coding gene Chr7:12833491-12856718 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175051952
 protein coding gene Chr7:13418811-13442192 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215052079
 protein coding gene Chr7:10847285-10870514 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029300
 protein coding gene Chr7:18901902-18926548 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005051443
 protein coding gene Chr7:13441040-13464470 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210052435
 protein coding gene Chr7:12645405-12668783 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051596
 protein coding gene Chr7:16090058-16113260 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205043830
 protein coding gene Chr7:13028730-13051966 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019434
 protein coding gene Chr7:19403791-19427351 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051712
 protein coding gene Chr7:20377975-20401354 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190044335
 protein coding gene Chr7:9301676-9325052 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225051061
 protein coding gene Chr7:17672464-17695691 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038259
 protein coding gene Chr7:2259130-2282799 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010049978
 protein coding gene Chr7:12376582-12400831 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005052007
 protein coding gene Chr7:19211610-19234830 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RELB, RELB proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RELB, RELB proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit
  • Synonyms
    IMD53, I-REL, IREL, REL-B
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5971
    UniProt: Q01201

  • Chr Location
    19q13.32; chr19:45001461-45038192 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Relb mouse models; 2 with human RELB associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    88 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    33 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    116 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.
Mutant homozygotes die prematurely with phenotypes including inflammatory cell infiltration of organs, myeloid hyperplasia, splenomegaly, reduction in thymic dendritic cells, impaired cellular immunity, hyperkeratosis, epidermal hyperplasia, or hepatitiswith mononuclear infiltration.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    66
  • GO References
    20
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
    660
  • Tissues
    50
  • cDNA Data
    42
  • Literature Summary
    21
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 19698 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 23211 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001417184 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4449 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q04863 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 558 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 47
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 42
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-24171, MGI:4838325
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 260
      Developmental Gene Expression 21
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 116
    • Earliest
      J:22332 Ryseck RP, et al., RelB, a new Rel family transcription activator that can interact with p50-NF-kappa B. Mol Cell Biol. 1992 Feb;12(2):674-84
    • Latest
      J:382780 Ferreirinha P, et al., KLF2 controls thymic epithelial cell homeostasis, impacting regulatory T cell development and immune tolerance. iScience. 2026 Apr 17;29(4):115161
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    09/01/2026
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