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Pgap6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pgap6
  • Name
    post-glycosylphosphatidylinositol attachment to proteins 6
  • Synonyms
    M83, Rxylt1, Tmem8
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1926283
    NCBI Gene: 60455
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:26332290-26342228 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 13.06 cM, cytoband B1
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    294 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1926283
 protein coding gene Chr17:26332273-26342228 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0023390
 protein coding gene Chr17:25248663-25260334 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0023349
 protein coding gene Chr17:24503319-24513255 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0023315
 protein coding gene Chr17:24611042-24620764 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023354
 protein coding gene Chr17:24723927-24733836 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023114
 protein coding gene Chr17:25002373-25012233 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023796
 protein coding gene Chr17:26314965-26329074 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021272
 protein coding gene Chr17:21960223-21970058 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0022616
 protein coding gene Chr17:24901646-24913475 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023089
 protein coding gene Chr17:27244869-27259842 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0023219
 protein coding gene Chr17:24097198-24107134 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0023189
 protein coding gene Chr17:23856539-23868991 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0023296
 protein coding gene Chr17:25532969-25542734 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0023208
 protein coding gene Chr17:26817425-26830393 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023836
 protein coding gene Chr17:24957475-24968342 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0022365
 protein coding gene Chr17:22865687-22875403 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0022183
 protein coding gene Chr17:23024792-23034510 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0022679
 protein coding gene Chr17:24983589-24993533 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PGAP6, post-GPI attachment to proteins 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PGAP6, post-GPI attachment to proteins 6
  • Synonyms
    GPI-PLA2, M83, TMEM6, TMEM8, TMEM8A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 58986
    UniProt: Q9HCN3

  • Chr Location
    16p13.3; chr16:370788-387113 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    2 images
    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 a knock-out allele exhibit defects in rostral-caudal axis patterning, embryonic growth arrest, and embryonic lethality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    8
  • GO References
    7
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

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
    790
  • Tissues
    13
  • cDNA Data
    62
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 60455 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9939 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_021793 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3480 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9ESN3 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 769 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 63
      cDNA 63

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2147065, MGI:6192075, MGI:6194630, MGI:6390558
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 40
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:64829 Motohashi T, et al., Molecular cloning and chromosomal mapping of a novel five-span transmembrane protein gene, M83. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Sep 16;276(1):244-50
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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