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Fam43a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fam43a
  • Name
    family with sequence similarity 43, member A
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2676309
    NCBI Gene: 224093
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:30418541-30421615 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 21.34 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    133 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2676309
protein coding gene Chr16:30418541-30421615 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200035485
protein coding gene Chr16:27435168-27438248 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027270
protein coding gene Chr16:26984579-26987675 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220027633
protein coding gene Chr16:27267946-27271051 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180025501
protein coding gene Chr16:27205617-27208725 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036614
protein coding gene Chr16:27353278-27356352 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215011943
protein coding gene Chr16:27222759-27225831 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020649
protein coding gene Chr16:27635143-27638305 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005030859
protein coding gene Chr16:27627407-27630519 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036309
protein coding gene Chr16:27395319-27398392 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185018083
protein coding gene Chr16:27310761-27313835 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205014663
protein coding gene Chr16:27321276-27324378 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000034856
protein coding gene Chr16:27486758-27490011 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031319
protein coding gene Chr16:29879636-29882710 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025277
protein coding gene Chr16:27499868-27502974 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039267
protein coding gene Chr16:33116743-33119841 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010031094
protein coding gene Chr16:27318349-27321543 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010017066
protein coding gene Chr16:27284844-27287896 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005031606
protein coding gene Chr16:27469585-27472673 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FAM43A, family with sequence similarity 43 member A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FAM43A, family with sequence similarity 43 member A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 131583
    UniProt: Q8N2R8

  • Chr Location
    3q29; chr3:194685883-194689037 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    6 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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Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
Biological Process

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
Cellular Component

No experimental evidence to support Cellular Component annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 224093 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3075 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_177632 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3075 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8BUP8 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 424 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 9
      cDNA 9

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 27
      Phenotypes 6
    • Earliest
      J:82808 Strausberg RL, et al., Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Dec 24;99(26):16899-903
    • 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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    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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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory