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Slc17a9 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Slc17a9
  • Name
    solute carrier family 17, member 9
  • Synonyms
    1700019H03Rik, MGC:28538, Vnut
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1919107
    NCBI Gene: 228993
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:180367056-180384073 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 103.28 cM, cytoband H4
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    395 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1919107
 protein coding gene Chr2:180363989-180384073 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200001659
 protein coding gene Chr2:176389110-176406124 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195001074
 protein coding gene Chr2:176626750-176643759 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220000055
 protein coding gene Chr2:174305319-174322359 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180000364
 protein coding gene Chr2:174429304-174446276 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175004198
 protein coding gene Chr2:175587343-175604363 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215002456
 protein coding gene Chr2:174528542-174545571 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024788
 protein coding gene Chr2:170261621-170277745 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005000736
 protein coding gene Chr2:173878301-173895373 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000845
 protein coding gene Chr2:174907077-174924097 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185019358
 protein coding gene Chr2:176146759-176163781 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205002227
 protein coding gene Chr2:174958889-174976086 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016959
 protein coding gene Chr2:177325013-177342102 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230020791
 protein coding gene Chr2:178040064-178057080 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015400
 protein coding gene Chr2:174448675-174465696 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006853
 protein coding gene Chr2:186127315-186144333 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010000380
 protein coding gene Chr2:174751599-174768584 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010003954
 protein coding gene Chr2:177233698-177250823 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005000057
 protein coding gene Chr2:174472024-174488984 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SLC17A9, solute carrier family 17 member 9
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SLC17A9, solute carrier family 17 member 9
  • Synonyms
    C20orf59, POROK8, VNUT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 63910
    UniProt: Q9BYT1

  • Chr Location
    20q13.33; chr20:62952668-62969585 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human SLC17A9 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    22 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.
Homozygous knockout affects the neuroendocrine system, resulting in hypoglycemia, increased glucose tolerance and increased insulin sensitivity.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    36
  • GO References
    10
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    607
  • Tissues
    6
  • cDNA Data
    33
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000023393 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17018 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000094218 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2275 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000091771 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 447 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 33
      cDNA 33

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2670971
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 61
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 22
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:374193 Huang Q, et al., Deletion of murine astrocytic vesicular nucleotide transporter increases anxiety and depressive-like behavior and attenuates motivation for reward. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Feb;30(2):506-520
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    09/08/2026
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