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Lfng Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lfng
  • Name
    LFNG O-fucosylpeptide 3-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Synonyms
    lunatic fringe
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1095413
    NCBI Gene: 16848
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:140593096-140601300 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 79.15 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    176 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1095413
 protein coding gene Chr5:140593075-140601300 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200041609
 protein coding gene Chr5:134460528-134468761 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195044818
 protein coding gene Chr5:134084798-134093035 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021807
 protein coding gene Chr5:133341615-133349870 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180030623
 protein coding gene Chr5:134185349-134193582 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175037959
 protein coding gene Chr5:136105871-136114115 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215033064
 protein coding gene Chr5:134039127-134047356 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027951
 protein coding gene Chr5:133324155-133332443 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005027775
 protein coding gene Chr5:133495724-133503979 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210022561
 protein coding gene Chr5:134922813-134931049 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185053233
 protein coding gene Chr5:137938327-137946554 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025198
 protein coding gene Chr5:133743381-133751611 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000029158
 protein coding gene Chr5:140817414-140825680 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230026755
 protein coding gene Chr5:142054036-142062264 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190036562
 protein coding gene Chr5:133880628-133888858 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225022474
 protein coding gene Chr5:149528843-149537075 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010018094
 protein coding gene Chr5:132539785-132548052 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010029264
 protein coding gene Chr5:136135189-136143444 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005036080
 protein coding gene Chr5:136413947-136422210 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LFNG, LFNG O-fucosylpeptide 3-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LFNG, LFNG O-fucosylpeptide 3-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Synonyms
    SCDO3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3955
    UniProt: Q8NES3

  • Chr Location
    7p22.3; chr7:2512529-2529177 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human LFNG associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    60 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 13 genetic backgrounds
    33 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    56 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.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a short tail and abnormal rib, somite, and lung development. Mice homozygous mice exhibit reduced female fertility, abnormal hair cells, and abnormal axial skeleton morphology.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    32
  • GO References
    19
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
    1226
  • Tissues
    183
  • cDNA Data
    62
  • Literature Summary
    224
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16848 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8205 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008494 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2299 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide O09010 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 378 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 118
      cDNA 67
      Primer pair 8
      Other 43

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2141150
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 307
      Developmental Gene Expression 224
      Gene Ontology 19
      Phenotypes 56
    • Earliest
      J:41128 Johnston SH, et al., A family of mammalian Fringe genes implicated in boundary determination and the Notch pathway. Development. 1997 Jun;124(11):2245-54
    • Latest
      J:377254 Chakraborty S, et al., Retinoic acid receptor assembly dynamics governs dual functions in cochlear organogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul;122(26):e2426739122
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    09/01/2026
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