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Prkaca Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Prkaca
  • Name
    protein kinase, cAMP dependent, catalytic, alpha
  • Synonyms
    C alpha, Cs, PKA, Pkaca
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97592
    NCBI Gene: 18747
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    14 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:84699622-84723072 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 40.22 cM, cytoband C3
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    456 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97592
protein coding gene Chr8:84699607-84723073 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200023065
protein coding gene Chr8:79072888-79095964 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195016450
protein coding gene Chr8:79426043-79449194 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220022422
protein coding gene Chr8:79472276-79495362 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180018058
protein coding gene Chr8:79271414-79294500 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175010057
protein coding gene Chr8:79356908-79380059 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215017860
protein coding gene Chr8:78994582-79018035 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031282
protein coding gene Chr8:75313946-75337298 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005036007
protein coding gene Chr8:78881415-78904790 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210019863
protein coding gene Chr8:79349250-79372405 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185032916
protein coding gene Chr8:85458042-85481190 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205018156
protein coding gene Chr8:78405897-78429354 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000033717
protein coding gene Chr8:87760663-87784137 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230025350
protein coding gene Chr8:89069833-89092907 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190023062
protein coding gene Chr8:79426287-79449341 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039739
protein coding gene Chr8:92455609-92479060 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010025542
protein coding gene Chr8:79107528-79130942 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010021103
protein coding gene Chr8:81023008-81046137 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005015029
protein coding gene Chr8:80166058-80189107 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PRKACA, protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PRKACA, protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha
  • Synonyms
    CAFD1, PKACA, PPNAD4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5566
    UniProt: P17612

  • Chr Location
    19p13.12; chr19:14091688-14118084 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human PRKACA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    27 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    24 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    73 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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Homozygous mutant mice are highly susceptible to perinatal lethality. Surviving mice are runted and while spermatogenesis progresses normally, mature sperm shows impaired motility.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000005469 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 23451 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000005606 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2276 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000005606 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 351 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 133
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 126
      Primer pair 4
      Antibodies 7

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13323
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 300
      Developmental Gene Expression 24
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 70
      Phenotypes 73
    • Earliest
      J:13049 Gruneberg H, Genetical studies on the skeleton of the mouse. XVIII. Three genes for syndactylism. J Genet. 1956;54(1):113-145
    • Latest
      J:391429 Bi W, et al., Cardiomyocyte-Specific bcl11b Knockout Causes Left Ventricular Noncompaction by Dysregulating pou3f2 and Titin. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Aug 12;27(16)

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory