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Fosl1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fosl1
  • Name
    fos-like antigen 1
  • Synonyms
    fra-1, Fra1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107179
    NCBI Gene: 14283
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:5497726-5505966 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 4.33 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    253 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107179
protein coding gene Chr19:5497575-5505974 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200044828
protein coding gene Chr19:2259500-2267901 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195052187
protein coding gene Chr19:2653848-2662236 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039412
protein coding gene Chr19:2426969-2435359 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180049652
protein coding gene Chr19:3028567-3036957 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175009907
protein coding gene Chr19:2278785-2287171 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215039061
protein coding gene Chr19:2497705-2506104 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022549
protein coding gene Chr19:2184207-2192725 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005042644
protein coding gene Chr19:2418480-2426885 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210048706
protein coding gene Chr19:2281069-2289467 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185043941
protein coding gene Chr19:2657528-2665927 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205045731
protein coding gene Chr19:2664678-2673068 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000014028
protein coding gene Chr19:2635293-2643720 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230052489
protein coding gene Chr19:3566409-3574808 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190048720
protein coding gene Chr19:2188365-2196752 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225026390
protein coding gene Chr19:7275179-7283578 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010003297
protein coding gene Chr19:2403966-2412380 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010046672
protein coding gene Chr19:2393844-2402427 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005050535
protein coding gene Chr19:2296520-2304912 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FOSL1, FOS like 1, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FOSL1, FOS like 1, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
  • Synonyms
    FRA, fra-1, FRA1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8061
    UniProt: P15407

  • Chr Location
    11q13.1; chr11:65892049-65900573 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human FOSL1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    62 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    18 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    36 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygous inactivation of this gene leads to in utero lethality. Embryos homozygous for a reporter/null allele are severely growth retarded and display defects in the extra-embryonic compartment, including a highly abnormal yolk sac and a narrow, largely avascular placental labyrinth layer.
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
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14283 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8241 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010235 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1705 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P48755 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 273 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 33
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 25
      Primer pair 7

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-35640, MGI:2147739
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 100
      Developmental Gene Expression 21
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 36
    • Earliest
      J:23980 Carrasco D, et al., Tissue-specific expression of the fos-related transcription factor fra-2 during mouse development. Oncogene. 1995 Mar 16;10(6):1069-79
    • Latest
      J:375759 Alam Z, et al., Fosl1 is a transcriptional effector of BRAF (V600E)-driven intestinal tumorigenesis. iScience. 2025 Nov 21;28(11):113875

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory