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Acox1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Acox1
  • Name
    acyl-Coenzyme A oxidase 1, palmitoyl
  • Synonyms
    Acyl-CoA oxidase, AOX, D130055E20Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1330812
    NCBI Gene: 11430
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    26 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:116062714-116089605 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 80.96 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1514 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1330812
 protein coding gene Chr11:116062714-116089871 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019418
 protein coding gene Chr11:120262206-120293455 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019387
 protein coding gene Chr11:115009719-115038141 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019357
 protein coding gene Chr11:118435182-118461677 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019361
 protein coding gene Chr11:115420392-115449862 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019167
 protein coding gene Chr11:118789674-118817104 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019811
 protein coding gene Chr11:123954110-123985454 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017434
 protein coding gene Chr11:112022114-112049978 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018722
 protein coding gene Chr11:120146723-120177935 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019139
 protein coding gene Chr11:128833233-128873033 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019250
 protein coding gene Chr11:114426510-114453092 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019242
 protein coding gene Chr11:113941742-113968920 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019320
 protein coding gene Chr11:120643919-120672663 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019275
 protein coding gene Chr11:127924728-127955027 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019849
 protein coding gene Chr11:119095904-119123560 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018486
 protein coding gene Chr11:115760433-115788809 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018279
 protein coding gene Chr11:118852255-118880081 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018774
 protein coding gene Chr11:119060460-119094726 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ACOX1, acyl-CoA oxidase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ACOX1, acyl-CoA oxidase 1
  • Synonyms
    ACOX, AOX, MITCH, PALMCOX, SCOX
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51
    UniProt: Q15067

  • Chr Location
    17q25.1; chr17:75941507-75979177 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Acox1 mouse models; 2 with human ACOX1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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
    33 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    7 images
    30 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 targeted mutation that inactivates the gene show growth retardation, infertility, excess very long chain fatty acids in the blood, and progressive liver disease, including hepatomegaly, and hepatic adenomas and carcinomas.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    94
  • GO References
    20
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
    1076
  • Tissues
    195
  • cDNA Data
    260
  • Literature Summary
    24
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 11430 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 26892 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001377521 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3882 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9R0H0 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 661 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000003642 peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 1
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      1.3.3.6
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR036250 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase-like, C-terminal
      IPR009100 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase/oxidase, N-terminal and middle domain superfamily
      IPR037069 Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase/oxidase, N-terminal domain superfamily
      IPR012258 Acyl-CoA oxidase
      IPR002655 Acyl-CoA oxidase, C-terminal
      IPR006091 Acyl-CoA oxidase/dehydrogenase, middle domain
      IPR046373 Acyl-CoA oxidase/dehydrogenase, middle domain superfamily
      IPR029320 Acyl-coenzyme A oxidase, N-terminal
      IPR034171 Peroxisomal acyl-coenzyme A oxidase
    • GlyGen
      Q9R0H0 1 site, 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 273
      cDNA 266
      Primer pair 7

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2141377, MGI:2441945
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 99
      Developmental Gene Expression 24
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 30
    • Earliest
      J:35794 Fan CY, et al., Hepatocellular and hepatic peroxisomal alterations in mice with a disrupted peroxisomal fatty acyl-coenzyme A oxidase gene. J Biol Chem. 1996 Oct 4;271(40):24698-710
    • Latest
      J:357379 Lu D, et al., Liver ACOX1 regulates levels of circulating lipids that promote metabolic health through adipose remodeling. Nat Commun. 2024 May 17;15(1):4214
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