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Tuft1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tuft1
  • Name
    tuftelin 1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109572
    NCBI Gene: 22156
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
more
  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:94520064-94566179 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 40.74 cM, cytoband F2
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1437 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109572
 protein coding gene Chr3:94520060-94566179 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200037796
 protein coding gene Chr3:91177744-91222649 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195044880
 protein coding gene Chr3:91505044-91549944 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220048799
 protein coding gene Chr3:89892118-89937021 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180037322
 protein coding gene Chr3:91486907-91531834 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023681
 protein coding gene Chr3:91148745-91193646 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215021783
 protein coding gene Chr3:91864416-91910540 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025316
 protein coding gene Chr3:88788953-88837705 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210050269
 protein coding gene Chr3:91686237-91731140 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185036528
 protein coding gene Chr3:92002216-92048727 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205049363
 protein coding gene Chr3:90856984-90945626 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000031025
 protein coding gene Chr3:91000481-91046915 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230039765
 protein coding gene Chr3:94041261-94086162 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190031288
 protein coding gene Chr3:92168015-92212868 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225010875
 protein coding gene Chr3:96448532-96493460 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050072
 protein coding gene Chr3:90980182-91026315 (-)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005024781
 protein coding gene Chr3:91618486-91664948 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TUFT1, tuftelin 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TUFT1, tuftelin 1
  • Synonyms
    WHSF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7286
    UniProt: Q9NNX1

  • Chr Location
    1q21.3; chr1:151540305-151583583 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Tuft1 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 1 model
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    19 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    13 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 desmosomal defects, skin fragility, and woolly hair.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    8
  • GO References
    5
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
Click cells to view annotations.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    690
  • Tissues
    32
  • cDNA Data
    8
  • Literature Summary
    8
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000005968 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 46116 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000006123 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2631 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000006123 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 390 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 13
      cDNA 9
      Primer pair 4
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-39571
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 51
      Developmental Gene Expression 8
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:39157 Zeichner-David M, et al., Timing of the expression of enamel gene products during mouse tooth development. Int J Dev Biol. 1997 Feb;41(1):27-38
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/15/2026
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