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Pcdhga6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pcdhga6
  • Name
    protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1935218
    NCBI Gene: 93714
  • Member of
    Pcdhg cluster
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr18:37840154-37974923 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 18, 19.57 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    4132 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1935218
 protein coding gene Chr18:37840092-37974926 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024340
 protein coding gene Chr18:36110220-36259977 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024308
 protein coding gene Chr18:34875366-35011794 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024276
 protein coding gene Chr18:35832243-35972570 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024307
 protein coding gene Chr18:34941525-35077409 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024073
 protein coding gene Chr18:35895499-36038769 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0024749
 protein coding gene Chr18:37409476-37559702 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022188
 protein coding gene Chr18:34890297-35028291 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0023549
 protein coding gene Chr18:35834005-35977834 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024043
 protein coding gene Chr18:38516131-38667943 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024173
 protein coding gene Chr18:34475958-34611340 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024139
 protein coding gene Chr18:34184929-34321591 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024257
 protein coding gene Chr18:36184437-36321813 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024170
 protein coding gene Chr18:39786631-39929365 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0024798
 protein coding gene Chr18:35687330-35837204 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023293
 protein coding gene Chr18:34678563-34819114 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023098
 protein coding gene Chr18:35914521-36054330 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0023611
 protein coding gene Chr18:35589081-35737854 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PCDHGA6, protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PCDHGA6, protocadherin gamma subfamily A, 6
  • Synonyms
    PCDH-GAMMA-A6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 56109
    UniProt: Q9Y5G7

  • Chr Location
    5q31.3; chr5:141373891-141512975 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotype references
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
    718
  • Tissues
    10
  • cDNA Data
    2
  • Literature Summary
    6
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 93714 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 134770 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_033589 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4668 C57BL/6  
polypeptide NP_291067 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 932 C57BL/6  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR020894 Cadherin conserved site
    IPR031904 Cadherin, C-terminal catenin-binding domain
    IPR032455 Cadherin, cytoplasmic C-terminal domain
    IPR002126 Cadherin-like
    IPR015919 Cadherin-like superfamily
    IPR013164 Cadherin, N-terminal
    IPR050174 Protocadherin/Cadherin-related Cell Adhesion
  • GlyGen
    Q91XY2 4 sites, 3 N-linked glycans (3 sites)
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 8
    Genomic 2
    cDNA 2
    Primer pair 4
References
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  • Summaries
    All 21
    Developmental Gene Expression 6
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:86878 Wu Q, et al., A striking organization of a large family of human neural cadherin-like cell adhesion genes. Cell. 1999 Jun 11;97(6):779-90
  • Latest
    J:332241 Kobayashi H, et al., Isoform requirement of clustered protocadherin for preventing neuronal apoptosis and neonatal lethality. iScience. 2023 Jan 20;26(1):105766
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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