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Slc44a5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Slc44a5
  • Name
    solute carrier family 44, member 5
  • Synonyms
    LOC242259
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:3035141
    NCBI Gene: 242259
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:153679073-153977359 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 78.82 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    9213 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3035141
 protein coding gene Chr3:153679056-153977384 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002419
 protein coding gene Chr3:150648319-150947583 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195003218
 protein coding gene Chr3:150765616-151064112 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220000147
 protein coding gene Chr3:149170013-149469285 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180026282
 protein coding gene Chr3:150617577-150916036 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175018241
 protein coding gene Chr3:150234139-150532613 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012988
 protein coding gene Chr3:150877548-151176118 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025753
 protein coding gene Chr3:146966462-147263973 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005001079
 protein coding gene Chr3:151290739-151594881 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210004135
 protein coding gene Chr3:150873966-151173200 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185024287
 protein coding gene Chr3:151503703-151802183 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205009213
 protein coding gene Chr3:149803309-150102868 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000020000
 protein coding gene Chr3:150269257-150562675 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009466
 protein coding gene Chr3:153397380-153696605 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190004450
 protein coding gene Chr3:151857795-152156235 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225004852
 protein coding gene Chr3:155898362-156196795 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010001774
 protein coding gene Chr3:150195737-150487116 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010008082
 protein coding gene Chr3:151520129-151821613 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005015206
 protein coding gene Chr3:150968524-151266162 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SLC44A5, solute carrier family 44 member 5
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SLC44A5, solute carrier family 44 member 5
  • Synonyms
    CTL5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 204962
    UniProt: Q8NCS7

  • Chr Location
    1p31.1; chr1:75202129-75724015 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    7 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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  • All GO Annotations
    15
  • GO References
    6
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
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  • Assay Results
    706
  • Tissues
    23
  • cDNA Data
    18
  • Literature Summary
    2
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000028360 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 298287 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000239250 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3853 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000159268 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 721 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 19
    cDNA 18
    Primer pair 1

    Microarray probesets 1
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2685268
References
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  • Summaries
    All 34
    Developmental Gene Expression 2
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 7
  • Earliest
    J:99680 The FANTOM Consortium and RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group and Genome Science Group (Genome Network Project Core Group), The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome. Science. 2005;309(5740):1559-1563
  • Latest
    J:371886 Liu MC, et al., Choline transporters are required for oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelin sheath formation in mouse postnatal brain. Cell Rep. 2025 Jul 22;44(7):115852
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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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