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Klf6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Klf6
  • Name
    Kruppel-like transcription factor 6
  • Synonyms
    BCD1, Copeb, CPBP, FM2, FM6, Ierepo1, Ierepo3, Zf9
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1346318
    NCBI Gene: 23849
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    42 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr13:5911488-5920392 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 13, 2.94 cM, cytoband A1
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    230 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1346318
 protein coding gene Chr13:5911481-5920393 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0020212
 protein coding gene Chr13:2402908-2411722 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0020168
 protein coding gene Chr13:2465709-2474655 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0020143
 protein coding gene Chr13:2509938-2518835 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0020151
 protein coding gene Chr13:2453109-2462035 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019955
 protein coding gene Chr13:2616255-2625704 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020598
 protein coding gene Chr13:2560579-2569477 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018208
 protein coding gene Chr13:2402668-2411608 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0019495
 protein coding gene Chr13:2378732-2393160 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019922
 protein coding gene Chr13:2606364-2617401 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0020039
 protein coding gene Chr13:2362810-2374123 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0020024
 protein coding gene Chr13:2261848-2270660 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0020113
 protein coding gene Chr13:2498635-2507533 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0020060
 protein coding gene Chr13:2847927-2857308 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020626
 protein coding gene Chr13:2454056-2462947 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0019256
 protein coding gene Chr13:2414454-2443265 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0019063
 protein coding gene Chr13:2511252-2523756 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019553
 protein coding gene Chr13:2396486-2408289 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KLF6, KLF transcription factor 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KLF6, KLF transcription factor 6
  • Synonyms
    BCD1, CBA1, COPEB, CPBP, GBF, PAC1, ST12, ZF9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1316
    UniProt: Q99612

  • Chr Location
    10p15.2; chr10:3775996-3785281 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human KLF6 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    3 images
    27 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 null allele exhibit embryonic lethality during organogenesis, small size, pallor, decreased cellular proliferation and delayed liver development. Mice heterozygous for a null allele exhibit delays in embryonic hematopoeisis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    24
  • GO References
    9
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
    890
  • Tissues
    130
  • cDNA Data
    142
  • Literature Summary
    23
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 23849 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8905 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011803 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4217 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide O08584 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 283 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 150
      cDNA 143
      Primer pair 7

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1932268, MGI:1932273, MGI:2145240, MGI:2145533, MGI:2145544
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 87
      Developmental Gene Expression 23
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 27
    • Earliest
      J:56736 Philipsen S, et al., A tale of three fingers: the family of mammalian Sp/XKLF transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res. 1999 Aug 1;27(15):2991-3000
    • Latest
      J:354191 Kc R, et al., Multimodal Hox5 activity generates motor neuron diversity. Commun Biol. 2024 Sep 17;7(1):1166
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    03/25/2025
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