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Vdac1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vdac1
  • Name
    voltage-dependent anion channel 1
  • Synonyms
    Vdac5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:106919
    NCBI Gene: 22333
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:52251905-52280224 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 31.86 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    921 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_106919
protein coding gene Chr11:52251687-52280224 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200038931
protein coding gene Chr11:49244586-49273125 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195030266
protein coding gene Chr11:49181905-49210443 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220030485
protein coding gene Chr11:49370791-49399329 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180034204
protein coding gene Chr11:49243331-49271874 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036930
protein coding gene Chr11:49213325-49241862 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215028359
protein coding gene Chr11:49036037-49064577 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016326
protein coding gene Chr11:47258455-47273404 (+)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210027250
protein coding gene Chr11:49069290-49097829 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185024222
protein coding gene Chr11:49277340-49306482 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028411
protein coding gene Chr11:49111666-49140205 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000029663
protein coding gene Chr11:49645428-49674574 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031969
protein coding gene Chr11:50462463-50491003 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030978
protein coding gene Chr11:49336858-49365687 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225031696
protein coding gene Chr11:52500867-52530609 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010029372
protein coding gene Chr11:49097552-49126492 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019133
protein coding gene Chr11:49765079-49793765 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005033304
protein coding gene Chr11:49129797-49158605 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VDAC1, voltage dependent anion channel 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VDAC1, voltage dependent anion channel 1
  • Synonyms
    PORIN, VDAC-1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7416
    UniProt: P21796

  • Chr Location
    5q31.1; chr5:133971871-134114540 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human VDAC1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    27 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 mutants exhibit approximately 60% embryonic mortality, with loss occurring at embryonic day 10.5-11.5. Survivors exhibit defective cued fear conditioning and spatial learning. Heterozygotes also exhibit about 12% prenatal mortality.
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
membraneless 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
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 22333 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 28320 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001400989 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4444 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q60932 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 296 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 19
    Genomic 3
    cDNA 16
    Antibodies 14

    Microarray probesets 6
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-35380, MGI:2144363
References
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  • Summaries
    All 146
    Developmental Gene Expression 32
    Gene Ontology 26
    Phenotypes 27
  • Earliest
    J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
  • Latest
    J:391326 Chae SA, et al., Maternal Exercise Rescues Embryonic Osteogenesis Impaired due to POLG Mutation Through a Potential Apelin-ATF4 Axis. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Aug 7;:e77029

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
09/01/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory