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Bpifa1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bpifa1
  • Name
    BPI fold containing family A, member 1
  • Synonyms
    Plunc, SPLUNC1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1338036
    NCBI Gene: 18843
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:153984800-153991137 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 76.15 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    113 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1338036
 protein coding gene Chr2:153984800-153991139 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026707
 protein coding gene Chr2:158863165-158869522 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026673
 protein coding gene Chr2:152468302-152474627 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026644
 protein coding gene Chr2:156959087-156965384 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026683
 protein coding gene Chr2:152820312-152826627 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026425
 protein coding gene Chr2:157332668-157338990 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027132
 protein coding gene Chr2:163488398-163494701 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024502
 protein coding gene Chr2:146068614-146075029 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025886
 protein coding gene Chr2:157655636-157661975 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026404
 protein coding gene Chr2:169486623-169493021 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026539
 protein coding gene Chr2:151732352-151738649 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026505
 protein coding gene Chr2:150138421-150144697 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026644
 protein coding gene Chr2:158963097-158969456 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026527
 protein coding gene Chr2:173515749-173523128 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027187
 protein coding gene Chr2:156833499-156840530 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025620
 protein coding gene Chr2:151287212-151294018 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025423
 protein coding gene Chr2:155774484-155780899 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025956
 protein coding gene Chr2:157751579-157757922 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BPIFA1, BPI fold containing family A member 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BPIFA1, BPI fold containing family A member 1
  • Synonyms
    bA49G10.5, LUNX, NASG, PLUNC, SPLUNC1, SPURT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51297
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9NP55
    UniProt: Q9NP55

  • Chr Location
    20q11.21; chr20:33235995-33243311 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Bpifa1 mouse models

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
    9 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    14 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 or ENU-induced allele exhibit increased susceptiblity to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Club cell-specific conditional or constitutive homozygous KO also increases susceptibility to Influenza A virus infection.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    25
  • GO References
    6
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
    743
  • Tissues
    23
  • cDNA Data
    34
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18843 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6338 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011126 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1109 Not Specified  
    polypeptide P97361 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 278 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000012889 BPI fold-containing family A member 1
      (term hierarchy)
    • PDB
      6BAQ
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR017943 Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein, alpha/beta domain superfamily
      IPR017942 Lipid-binding serum glycoprotein, N-terminal
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      cDNA 34

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 51
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 14
    • Earliest
      J:54521 Weston WM, et al., Differential display identification of plunc, a novel gene expressed in embryonic palate, nasal epithelium, and adult lung. J Biol Chem. 1999 May 7;274(19):13698-703
    • Latest
      J:322001 Gao H, et al., The Lineage Differentiation and Dynamic Heterogeneity of Thymic Epithelial Cells During Thymus Organogenesis. Front Immunol. 2022;13:805451
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    04/16/2024
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