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Edar Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Edar
  • Name
    ectodysplasin-A receptor
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1343498
    NCBI Gene: 13608
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:58436611-58511476 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 29.37 cM, cytoband B3
  • Mapping Data
    13 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2341 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1343498
protein coding gene Chr10:58436602-58511518 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028284
protein coding gene Chr10:55105625-55180497 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195025178
protein coding gene Chr10:55400052-55474934 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220037668
protein coding gene Chr10:55088673-55163545 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180021913
protein coding gene Chr10:55455452-55530325 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175025401
protein coding gene Chr10:55312999-55387867 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019736
protein coding gene Chr10:55053255-55128136 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015336
protein coding gene Chr10:53132945-53206265 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005026931
protein coding gene Chr10:55115806-55190135 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210030017
protein coding gene Chr10:55191361-55266224 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185038045
protein coding gene Chr10:55535023-55609900 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020654
protein coding gene Chr10:55174392-55249259 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000017484
protein coding gene Chr10:56747741-56821981 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230019627
protein coding gene Chr10:57336118-57410987 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190034418
protein coding gene Chr10:55518664-55593534 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225045098
protein coding gene Chr10:61622276-61697154 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010022680
protein coding gene Chr10:55108392-55182634 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010023963
protein coding gene Chr10:56719424-56792914 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035938
protein coding gene Chr10:55086615-55160985 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EDAR, ectodysplasin A receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EDAR, ectodysplasin A receptor
  • Synonyms
    DL, ECTD10A, ECTD10B, ED1R, ED3, ED5, EDA1R, EDA3, EDA-A1R, HRM1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10913
    UniProt: Q9UNE0

  • Chr Location
    2q13; chr2:108894471-108989372 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Edar mouse models; 2 with human EDAR associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    3 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    53 phenotypes from 11 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    66 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

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Mutations in this gene produce abnormalities of the hair,teeth and some exocrine glands.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000003227 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 74866 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000003312 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3637 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000003312 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 448 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000006888 tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member EDAR
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR011029 Death-like domain superfamily
      IPR034052 Tumor necrosis factor receptor EDAR, N-terminal
      IPR047526 Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 19/27/EDAR
      IPR056762 Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member EDAR, death domain
    • GlyGen
      Q9R187 1 site
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 38
      Genomic 15
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 5
      Other 5
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-8853, MGI:94898
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 179
      Developmental Gene Expression 74
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 66
    • Earliest
      J:5138 Sofaer JA, Aspects of the tabby-crinkled-downless syndrome. I. The development of tabby teeth. J Embryol Exp Morphol. 1969 Sep;22(2):181-205
    • Latest
      J:377560 Kalyanakrishnan K, et al., The Rho GTPase regulator ARHGEF3 orchestrates hair placode budding by coordinating cell fate and P-cadherin patterning in mice. PLoS Biol. 2026 Jan;24(1):e3003572

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory