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Kat6b Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Kat6b
  • Name
    K(lysine) acetyltransferase 6B
  • Synonyms
    B130044K16Rik, monocytic leukemia, Morf, Myst4, qkf, querkopf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1858746
    NCBI Gene: 54169
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    10 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:21549284-21722546 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 11.73 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    7882 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1858746
 protein coding gene Chr14:21531502-21722546 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0021052
 protein coding gene Chr14:14317059-14512061 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0021001
 protein coding gene Chr14:13937306-14131029 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0020978
 protein coding gene Chr14:14490108-14685544 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0021004
 protein coding gene Chr14:14045754-14236926 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0020788
 protein coding gene Chr14:14421571-14617485 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0021437
 protein coding gene Chr14:14781320-14990519 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019005
 protein coding gene Chr14:14250060-14441504 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0020312
 protein coding gene Chr14:14226789-14421775 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0020754
 protein coding gene Chr14:15556823-15758801 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0020877
 protein coding gene Chr14:13772009-13967042 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0020860
 protein coding gene Chr14:13663499-13852902 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0020953
 protein coding gene Chr14:14524796-14719452 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0020886
 protein coding gene Chr14:15317574-15512524 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0021470
 protein coding gene Chr14:14279630-14472641 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0020061
 protein coding gene Chr14:13351291-13548493 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0019883
 protein coding gene Chr14:14083639-14285827 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0020368
 protein coding gene Chr14:14265092-14463156 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KAT6B, lysine acetyltransferase 6B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KAT6B, lysine acetyltransferase 6B
  • Synonyms
    GTPTS, MORF, MOZ2, MYST4, qkf, querkopf, ZC2HC6B
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23522
    UniProt: Q8WYB5

  • Chr Location
    10q22.2; chr10:74824927-75032624 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Kat6b mouse models; 4 with human KAT6B associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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
    29 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    21 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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Reduced expression of this gene results in developmental defects of the skeleton and brain, particularly the cerebral cortex.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    49
  • GO References
    14
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    861
  • Tissues
    104
  • cDNA Data
    127
  • Literature Summary
    16
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 54169 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 173263 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001408696 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 7662 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8BRB7 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1872 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 131
      cDNA 127
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2145668, MGI:2443197
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 71
      Developmental Gene Expression 16
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:93290 Araki K, et al., Exchangeable gene trap using the Cre/mutated lox system. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-Le-Grand). 1999 Jul;45(5):737-50
    • Latest
      J:363570 Bergamasco MI, et al., KAT6B overexpression in mice causes aggression, anxiety, and epilepsy. iScience. 2025 Mar 21;28(3):111953
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    03/18/2025
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