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Far1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Far1
  • Name
    fatty acyl CoA reductase 1
  • Synonyms
    2600011M19Rik, 2900034E22Rik, 3732409C05Rik, Mlstd2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1914670
    NCBI Gene: 67420
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:113113041-113170718 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 59.21 cM, cytoband F2
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    313 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1914670
 protein coding gene Chr7:113113008-113170718 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032876
 protein coding gene Chr7:117154940-117214555 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032859
 protein coding gene Chr7:114211355-114269643 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032791
 protein coding gene Chr7:117082636-117141130 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032864
 protein coding gene Chr7:113906249-113967045 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0032574
 protein coding gene Chr7:117077145-117136371 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033370
 protein coding gene Chr7:121884900-121943063 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030342
 protein coding gene Chr7:115760501-115817564 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031902
 protein coding gene Chr7:108700825-108766179 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0032547
 protein coding gene Chr7:125927925-125987693 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0032699
 protein coding gene Chr7:112273748-112331164 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0032652
 protein coding gene Chr7:112133061-112190198 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032793
 protein coding gene Chr7:118657966-118719104 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0032684
 protein coding gene Chr7:127513839-127591664 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033390
 protein coding gene Chr7:116073575-116137361 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0031609
 protein coding gene Chr7:105122090-105180246 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0031457
 protein coding gene Chr7:102840166-102896405 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032015
 protein coding gene Chr7:116942817-117002132 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FAR1, fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FAR1, fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1
  • Synonyms
    CSPSD, MLSTD2, PFCRD, SDR10E1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 84188
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8WVX9
    UniProt: Q8WVX9

  • Chr Location
    11p15.3; chr11:13668668-13732346 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human FAR1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    18 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    15 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele show partial preweaning lethality, postnatal growth retardation, small testes, and male infertility associated with azoospermia, spermatogenesis arrest, disrupted intercellular bridge formation, multinucleated giant germ cells, and increased male germ cell apoptosis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    17
  • GO References
    8
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000030759 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 57678 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000164745 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3972 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000128695 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 515 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 14
      cDNA 14

      Microarray probesets 10
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1917555, MGI:1920154, MGI:2142053
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 41
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 15
    • Earliest
      J:61682 Hagiwara N, et al., Sox6 is a candidate gene for p100H myopathy, heart block, and sudden neonatal death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Apr 11;97(8):4180-5
    • Latest
      J:339470 Pan B, et al., Disrupted intercellular bridges and spermatogenesis in fatty acyl-CoA reductase 1 knockout mice: A new model of ether lipid deficiency. FASEB J. 2023 May;37(5):e22908
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    04/16/2024
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