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Prkca Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Prkca
  • Name
    protein kinase C, alpha
  • Synonyms
    Pkca
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97595
    NCBI Gene: 18750
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    21 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    3 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:107824213-108234754 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 70.80 cM
  • Mapping Data
    37 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2685 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97595
protein coding gene Chr11:107824213-108237360 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019325
protein coding gene Chr11:111371037-111810071 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019293
protein coding gene Chr11:106589537-106998980 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019262
protein coding gene Chr11:109780094-110199485 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019267
protein coding gene Chr11:107015121-107429715 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019076
protein coding gene Chr11:110088780-110515861 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019717
protein coding gene Chr11:114792752-115216661 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017341
protein coding gene Chr11:103853385-104264497 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018629
protein coding gene Chr11:111195888-111625093 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019045
protein coding gene Chr11:119540387-120000489 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019157
protein coding gene Chr11:106070209-106477226 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019148
protein coding gene Chr11:105577187-105984327 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019227
protein coding gene Chr11:111811054-112241563 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019178
protein coding gene Chr11:118745379-119180835 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019754
protein coding gene Chr11:110336438-110765390 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018394
protein coding gene Chr11:107217822-107635355 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018185
protein coding gene Chr11:110091118-110511473 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018680
protein coding gene Chr11:110276224-110698202 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PRKCA, protein kinase C alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PRKCA, protein kinase C alpha
  • Synonyms
    AAG6, PKCA, PKCalpha, PKC-alpha, PKCI+/-, PRKACA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5578
    neXtProt AC: NX_P17252
    UniProt: P17252

  • Chr Location
    17q24.2; chr17:66302613-66810743 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    6 with human PRKCA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    83 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 null mice show no overt macroscopic abnormalities, however examination of one line revealed increased cardiac muscle contractility and protection against heart failure.
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
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 ENSMUSG00000050965 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 410542 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000059595 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 8409 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000062392 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 672 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 85
      cDNA 74
      Primer pair 9
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13327, MGI:2144325
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 415
      Developmental Gene Expression 146
      Gene Ontology 42
      Phenotypes 83
    • Earliest
      J:9748 Rose-John S, et al., Molecular cloning of mouse protein kinase C (PKC) cDNA from Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts. Gene. 1988 Dec 30;74(2):465-71
    • Latest
      J:343468 Li Y, et al., Maf1 controls retinal neuron number by both RNA Pol III- and Pol II-dependent mechanisms. iScience. 2023 Dec 15;26(12):108544

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