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Dlg4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dlg4
  • Name
    discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4
  • Synonyms
    Dlgh4, PSD-95, PSD95, SAP90, SAP90A
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1277959
    NCBI Gene: 13385
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    18 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:69908029-69938107 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 42.96 cM, cytoband B4
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    488 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1277959
 protein coding gene Chr11:69907768-69938348 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0018579
 protein coding gene Chr11:70516623-70546535 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0018547
 protein coding gene Chr11:67842022-67871277 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0018516
 protein coding gene Chr11:69863205-69893269 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0018519
 protein coding gene Chr11:68171127-68200295 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0018332
 protein coding gene Chr11:69903121-69932125 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0018970
 protein coding gene Chr11:72633630-72663909 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016615
 protein coding gene Chr11:64766308-64794385 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0017887
 protein coding gene Chr11:70146251-70181530 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018304
 protein coding gene Chr11:75896147-75930123 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0018414
 protein coding gene Chr11:67426341-67454961 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0018404
 protein coding gene Chr11:67073600-67102590 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0018484
 protein coding gene Chr11:71093006-71126545 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0018427
 protein coding gene Chr11:76487198-76516218 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019012
 protein coding gene Chr11:70138305-70167617 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0017661
 protein coding gene Chr11:68079336-68109075 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0017451
 protein coding gene Chr11:69952846-69980892 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0017941
 protein coding gene Chr11:69802290-69833505 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DLG4, discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DLG4, discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 4
  • Synonyms
    MRD62, PSD95, SAP-90, SAP90
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1742
    UniProt: P78352

  • Chr Location
    17p13.1; chr17:7187187-7220050 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Dlg4 mouse models; 1 with human DLG4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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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
    53 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    80 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.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit severely impaired spatial learning, alterations in long-term potentiation and depression, and lack of hyperalgesia responses in a neuropathic pain model.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    256
  • GO References
    106
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
    1004
  • Tissues
    71
  • cDNA Data
    12
  • Literature Summary
    162
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13385 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 30079 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001430918 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3413 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q62108 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 724 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 16
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 5
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 439
      Developmental Gene Expression 162
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 106
      Phenotypes 80
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:364281 Zhao D, et al., Mdga2 deficiency leads to an aberrant activation of BDNF/TrkB signaling that underlies autism-relevant synaptic and behavioral changes in mice. PLoS Biol. 2025 Apr;23(4):e3003047
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    03/25/2025
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