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Pclo Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pclo
  • Name
    piccolo (presynaptic cytomatrix protein)
  • Synonyms
    Acz, mKIAA0559, Pico
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1349390
    NCBI Gene: 26875
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    11 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:14564932-14913473 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 6.27 cM, cytoband A2
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1809 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1349390
protein coding gene Chr5:14564924-14913479 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0029297
protein coding gene Chr5:11782998-12169272 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0029261
protein coding gene Chr5:11387379-11737888 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029211
protein coding gene Chr5:12010707-12380963 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0029277
protein coding gene Chr5:11852318-12207695 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0028998
protein coding gene Chr5:11966227-12325987 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0029729
protein coding gene Chr5:12988201-13367895 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026970
protein coding gene Chr5:9834271-10165955 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0028410
protein coding gene Chr5:11738487-12129339 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0028960
protein coding gene Chr5:12871037-13271906 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029113
protein coding gene Chr5:11729351-12082548 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029075
protein coding gene Chr5:11187278-11531044 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029201
protein coding gene Chr5:12144569-12539151 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029103
protein coding gene Chr5:13709248-14211091 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0029761
protein coding gene Chr5:11619483-11990174 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028132
protein coding gene Chr5:11265689-11618197 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0027965
protein coding gene Chr5:11540226-11897912 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0028490
protein coding gene Chr5:11606981-11973932 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PCLO, piccolo presynaptic cytomatrix protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PCLO, piccolo presynaptic cytomatrix protein
  • Synonyms
    ACZ, PCH3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 27445
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y6V0
    UniProt: Q9Y6V0

  • Chr Location
    7q21.11; chr7:82754012-83162930 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human PCLO associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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
    11 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    13 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 one deletion of Pclo are viable and fertile, and display no overt abnormal phenotype. Mice homozygous for another knock-out allele exhibit some premature lethality, decreased body size, and abnormal synaptic vesicle number.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000061601 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 348542 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000030691 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 20084 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000030691 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5068 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 46
      cDNA 46

      Microarray probesets 5
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 51
      Developmental Gene Expression 10
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:57915 Wang X, et al., Aczonin, a 550-kD putative scaffolding protein of presynaptic active zones, shares homology regions with Rim and Bassoon and binds profilin. J Cell Biol. 1999 Oct 4;147(1):151-62
    • Latest
      J:322071 Li P, et al., Piccolo is essential for the maintenance of mouse retina but not cochlear hair cell function. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Apr 21;13(8):11678-11695

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory