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Mex3a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mex3a
  • Name
    mex3 RNA binding family member A
  • Synonyms
    2700083E18Rik, Rkhd4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1919890
    NCBI Gene: 72640
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:88439702-88448703 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 38.86 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    14 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1919890
protein coding gene Chr3:88439253-88448703 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027399
protein coding gene Chr3:88699247-88709695 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027363
protein coding gene Chr3:85706547-85715581 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027327
protein coding gene Chr3:87821285-87831194 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027372
protein coding gene Chr3:85793439-85802474 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0027114
protein coding gene Chr3:88079127-88088161 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027818
protein coding gene Chr3:91999740-92009865 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025170
protein coding gene Chr3:81307599-81316983 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026560
protein coding gene Chr3:88320792-88331357 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0027088
protein coding gene Chr3:95166518-95180689 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0027226
protein coding gene Chr3:85192046-85201038 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0027194
protein coding gene Chr3:83460838-83469786 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027335
protein coding gene Chr3:89710793-89719834 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0027214
protein coding gene Chr3:101376169-101387307 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027877
protein coding gene Chr3:87568164-87578242 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026294
protein coding gene Chr3:84969032-84979330 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0026113
protein coding gene Chr3:86752781-86763754 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026642
protein coding gene Chr3:87923841-87932832 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MEX3A, mex-3 RNA binding family member A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MEX3A, mex-3 RNA binding family member A
  • Synonyms
    MEX-3A, RKHD4, RNF162
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 92312
    neXtProt AC: NX_A1L020
    UniProt: A1L020

  • Chr Location
    1q22; chr1:156072013-156082465 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    17 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    12 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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Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit partial prenatal and postnatal lethality, with 60% of mice showing weight loss, dehydration and lethargy, impaired intestinal crypt development and altered intestinal crypt-villus architecture.
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

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000074480 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9002 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000172699 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5778 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000134222 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 520 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR004087 K Homology domain
      IPR004088 K Homology domain, type 1
      IPR036612 K Homology domain, type 1 superfamily
      IPR047227 RNA-binding protein MEX3
      IPR047228 RNA-binding protein MEX-3, first type I KH domain
      IPR047226 RNA-binding protein MEX-3, second type I KH domain
      IPR013083 Zinc finger, RING/FYVE/PHD-type
      IPR001841 Zinc finger, RING-type
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 15
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 1
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2685257, MGI:3034693
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 42
      Developmental Gene Expression 5
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 1
      Phenotypes 12
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:336789 Domingo-Muelas A, et al., Post-transcriptional control of a stemness signature by RNA-binding protein MEX3A regulates murine adult neurogenesis. Nat Commun. 2023 Jan 23;14(1):373

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    last database update
    04/16/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory