Myo5a MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:105976

Symbol

Myo5a
Name

myosin VA
Synonyms

9630007J19Rik, Dbv, flail, MVa, Myo5, MyoVA, nmf244

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:105976
NCBI Gene: 17918
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

25 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr9:74978297-75130970 bp, + strand
From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 9, 42.26 cM
Mapping Data

155 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

2983 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19
RFLP

17

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_105976	protein coding gene	Chr9:74975183-75130970 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200018750	protein coding gene	Chr9:72079421-72235706 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195009072	protein coding gene	Chr9:71830057-71988431 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220014760	protein coding gene	Chr9:71952420-72114741 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180017556	protein coding gene	Chr9:71942719-72101034 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175011028	protein coding gene	Chr9:71978615-72136979 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215007690	protein coding gene	Chr9:71926732-72085289 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032437	protein coding gene	Chr9:72090849-72245153 (+)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005009242	protein coding gene	Chr9:71684441-71842009 (+)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210013095	protein coding gene	Chr9:72033162-72191483 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSGG00185057722	protein coding gene	Chr9:72056502-72112329 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205020743	protein coding gene	Chr9:72350882-72509202 (+)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000030916	protein coding gene	Chr9:72067642-72225529 (+)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230023486	protein coding gene	Chr9:72256386-72412586 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190025823	protein coding gene	Chr9:72158310-72316641 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225024902	protein coding gene	Chr9:72361072-72519415 (+)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010015464	protein coding gene	Chr9:71999202-72156539 (+)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010003568	protein coding gene	Chr9:73122371-73287864 (+)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005022735	protein coding gene	Chr9:71524850-71680437 (+)

Human Ortholog

MYO5A, myosin VA

Vertebrate Orthologs

4

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

MYO5A, myosin VA
Synonyms

GS1, MYH12, MYO5, MYR12
Links

HGNC:7602

NCBI Gene ID: 4644

UniProt: Q9Y4I1
Chr Location

15q21.2; chr15:52307281-52529132 (-) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Myo5a stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;2 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: MYO5A
Gene Tree

Myo5a

Diseases

1 with Myo5a mouse models; 1 with human MYO5A associations

Human Disease

Mouse Models

Griscelli syndrome type 1

IDs

View 2 models

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Mutations/Alleles

3 with disease annotations

References

3 with disease annotations

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Phenotype Summary

49 phenotypes from 54 alleles in 30 genetic backgrounds
27 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
5 images
109 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

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.

All Mutations and Alleles

116
Chemically and radiation induced

1
Chemically induced (ENU)

36
Chemically induced (other)

3
Endonuclease-mediated

3
Gene trapped

3
Radiation induced

11
Spontaneous

55
Targeted

4
Genomic Mutations

1 involving Myo5a
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF , CvDC
Find Mice (IMSR)

266 strains or lines available
Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Mutations in this gene result in diluted coat color, behavioral deficits including opisthotonus, and postnatal or premature death.

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All GO Annotations

161
GO References

52

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 Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

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

713
Tissues

45
cDNA Data

21
Literature Summary

12

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

GEISHA MYO5A

Xenbase myo5a

ZFIN myo5aa, myo5ab

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All Sequences

82
RefSeq

20
UniProt

7
CCDS

CCDS52860.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000034593 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

17918

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	ENSMUSG00000034593	Ensembl Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	152674	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	ENSMUST00000155282	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	6372	Not Applicable
polypeptide	ENSMUSP00000117493	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	1855	Not Applicable

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UniProt

7 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000010865 myosin-Va

(term hierarchy)
PDB

2IX7, 3WB8, 4KP3, 4ZLK, 6KU0, 7YV9, 8OF8, 8R9V, 8RBF, 8RBG
InterPro Domains

IPR036103 Class V myosin, motor domain

IPR002710 Dilute domain

IPR000048 IQ motif, EF-hand binding site

IPR036961 Kinesin motor domain superfamily

IPR037988 Myosin 5a, cargo-binding domain

IPR001609 Myosin head, motor domain-like

IPR004009 Myosin, SH3 domain

IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase

IPR058662 Unconventional myosin-Va/b domain

IPR052072 Vascular development regulator domain-containing protein
GlyGen

Q99104 3 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)

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All nucleic 47

Genomic 19

cDNA 25

Primer pair 1

Other 2

Antibodies 2

Microarray probesets 7

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MGD-MRK-14365, MGD-MRK-2338, MGD-MRK-28030, MGD-MRK-33656, MGD-MRK-8805, MGI:1096356, MGI:1343057, MGI:2143030, MGI:2143108

Summaries

All 325

Developmental Gene Expression 12

Diseases 3

Gene Ontology 52

Phenotypes 109
Earliest

J:28864 Gates WH, Linkage of Short Ear and Density in the House Mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1927 Aug;13(8):575-8
Latest

J:375171 Geisler SM, et al., Stable expression of voltage-gated calcium channel mRNA in alpha(2)delta (CACNA2D) knockout mouse brains. Neuroscience. 2025 Jun 19;580:169-180

TSS for Myo5a:

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Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr86131	Chr9:74978430-74978510 (+)	173 bp
Tssr86132	Chr9:74978558-74978603 (+)	284 bp
Tssr86133	Chr9:74978679-74978700 (+)	393 bp
Tssr86134	Chr9:74978809-74978851 (+)	533 bp
Tssr86135	Chr9:74978861-74978866 (+)	567 bp
Tssr86136	Chr9:74988419-74988421 (+)	10,123 bp
Tssr86137	Chr9:75041435-75041475 (+)	63,158 bp
Tssr86138	Chr9:75073594-75073633 (+)	95,317 bp
Tssr86139	Chr9:75074507-75074520 (+)	96,217 bp
Tssr86140	Chr9:75081275-75081286 (+)	102,984 bp
Tssr86141	Chr9:75081343-75081354 (+)	103,052 bp
Tssr86142	Chr9:75081361-75081378 (+)	103,073 bp
Tssr86143	Chr9:75084954-75084974 (+)	106,667 bp
Tssr86144	Chr9:75091458-75091478 (+)	113,171 bp
Tssr86145	Chr9:75091556-75091567 (+)	113,265 bp
Tssr86146	Chr9:75091629-75091684 (+)	113,360 bp
Tssr86147	Chr9:75093320-75093336 (+)	115,031 bp
Tssr86148	Chr9:75093339-75093355 (+)	115,050 bp
Tssr86149	Chr9:75097517-75097530 (+)	119,227 bp
Tssr86150	Chr9:75100579-75100593 (+)	122,289 bp
Tssr86151	Chr9:75100668-75100686 (+)	122,380 bp
Tssr86152	Chr9:75118912-75118916 (+)	140,617 bp
Tssr2941	Chr9:75124720-75124734 (+)	146,430 bp
Tssr86153	Chr9:75124752-75124765 (+)	146,462 bp
Tssr86154	Chr9:75128308-75128341 (+)	150,028 bp

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