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Tpk1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tpk1
  • Name
    thiamine pyrophosphokinase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1352500
    NCBI Gene: 29807
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:43321935-43643212 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 21.19 cM, cytoband B2
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    8979 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1352500
protein coding gene Chr6:43316510-43644726 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200004594
protein coding gene Chr6:40382226-40703668 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195006755
protein coding gene Chr6:40284791-40606238 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220008861
protein coding gene Chr6:39950783-40272188 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180021137
protein coding gene Chr6:40479440-40800897 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175016891
protein coding gene Chr6:40308411-40629835 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215008423
protein coding gene Chr6:40434470-40755928 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028322
protein coding gene Chr6:38028129-38348052 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005032319
protein coding gene Chr6:39825574-40142937 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017572
protein coding gene Chr6:40358162-40679522 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185012424
protein coding gene Chr6:40460700-40782139 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017535
protein coding gene Chr6:40349520-40688647 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016709
protein coding gene Chr6:39987676-40306358 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230014073
protein coding gene Chr6:41385452-41706871 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190031446
protein coding gene Chr6:40266537-40587940 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016301
protein coding gene Chr6:43364937-43686376 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010043028
protein coding gene Chr6:39812811-40143873 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010008190
protein coding gene Chr6:40421233-40772687 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027220
protein coding gene Chr6:40596668-40913968 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TPK1, thiamin pyrophosphokinase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TPK1, thiamin pyrophosphokinase 1
  • Synonyms
    HTPK1, PP20, THMD5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 27010
    UniProt: Q9H3S4

  • Chr Location
    7q35; chr7:144451941-144836437 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human TPK1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    1 images
    12 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased embryo size, a rudimentary egg cylinder, failure of primitive streak formation, absent primitive node and head folds, failure to gastrulate, and complete lethality prior to organogenesis.
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 ENSMUSG00000029735 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 321278 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000067888 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2671 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000065631 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 243 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 41
      cDNA 39
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 46
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 12
    • Earliest
      J:335802 Bettendorff L, et al., Mechanism of thiamine transport in neuroblastoma cells. Inhibition of a high affinity carrier by sodium channel activators and dependence of thiamine uptake on membrane potential and intracellular ATP. J Biol Chem. 1994 May 20;269(20):14379-85
    • Latest
      J:387001 Zhang SZ, et al., Astrocytic TPK1 mitigates amyloid pathology via TFEB-mediated endocytosis. Exp Neurol. 2026 Jan 6;398:115640

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory