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Mpz Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mpz
  • Name
    myelin protein zero
  • Synonyms
    Mpp, P0
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103177
    NCBI Gene: 17528
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:170978282-170988699 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 79.05 cM
  • Mapping Data
    15 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    108 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103177
protein coding gene Chr1:170978280-170988699 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0016743
protein coding gene Chr1:176928251-176938671 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0016723
protein coding gene Chr1:169732660-169743047 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0016689
protein coding gene Chr1:174810053-174822151 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0016684
protein coding gene Chr1:170213960-170224639 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0016507
protein coding gene Chr1:175061447-175072955 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0017145
protein coding gene Chr1:182810964-182821392 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014853
protein coding gene Chr1:161409924-161420578 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0016088
protein coding gene Chr1:174685017-174695407 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0016482
protein coding gene Chr1:189319978-189332687 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0016589
protein coding gene Chr1:168571306-168581745 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0016585
protein coding gene Chr1:166920261-166930939 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0016660
protein coding gene Chr1:178050788-178062582 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0016612
protein coding gene Chr1:196606851-196619227 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0017182
protein coding gene Chr1:174686347-174696732 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0015874
protein coding gene Chr1:167792708-167803174 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0015658
protein coding gene Chr1:173476899-173487402 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0016150
protein coding gene Chr1:174803135-174814285 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MPZ, myelin protein zero
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MPZ, myelin protein zero
  • Synonyms
    CHM, CHN2, CMT1, CMT1B, CMT2I, CMT2J, CMT4E, CMTDI3, CMTDID, DSS, HMSNIB, MPP, P0
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4359
    neXtProt AC: NX_P25189
    UniProt: P25189

  • Chr Location
    1q23.3; chr1:161303600-161309968 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with Mpz mouse models; 6 with human MPZ associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    11 with disease annotations
  • References
    7 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    46 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    40 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    75 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 spontaneous mutation exhibit premature death, infertility, neurological behavior defects, and demyelination. Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit abnormal myelination and neurological behavior defects.
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 17528 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 10418 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008623 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2018 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P27573 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 248 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 1
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12531, MGD-MRK-24045
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 179
      Developmental Gene Expression 45
      Diseases 7
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 75
    • Earliest
      J:10329 Popko B, et al., A novel mutation in myelin-deficient mice results in unstable myelin basic protein gene transcripts. Neuron. 1988 May;1(3):221-5
    • Latest
      J:338996 Bai Y, et al., Treatment with IFB-088 Improves Neuropathy in CMT1A and CMT1B Mice. Mol Neurobiol. 2022 Jul;59(7):4159-4178

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
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