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Dll4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dll4
  • Name
    delta like canonical Notch ligand 4
  • Synonyms
    Delta4
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:119156286-119166145 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 59.97 cM, cytoband E3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    180 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1859388
 protein coding gene Chr2:119156265-119166443 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200043878
 protein coding gene Chr2:116095464-116105768 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195021927
 protein coding gene Chr2:116143755-116153906 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220035621
 protein coding gene Chr2:116023513-116033798 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180039173
 protein coding gene Chr2:115948865-115959014 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175024144
 protein coding gene Chr2:116410839-116421150 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012640
 protein coding gene Chr2:116073313-116083491 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024142
 protein coding gene Chr2:112159560-112169411 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005016374
 protein coding gene Chr2:115346516-115356834 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210006717
 protein coding gene Chr2:116251808-116262118 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185041911
 protein coding gene Chr2:115945564-115955713 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205030617
 protein coding gene Chr2:115161626-115171914 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000018831
 protein coding gene Chr2:115814782-115824966 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230015669
 protein coding gene Chr2:117755107-117765409 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190041007
 protein coding gene Chr2:116180074-116190381 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225003388
 protein coding gene Chr2:125658434-125668743 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010046215
 protein coding gene Chr2:115719913-115730101 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010036037
 protein coding gene Chr2:118123656-118133704 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005023756
 protein coding gene Chr2:115911470-115921772 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DLL4, delta like canonical Notch ligand 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DLL4, delta like canonical Notch ligand 4
  • Synonyms
    AOS6, delta4, hdelta2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 54567
    UniProt: Q9NR61

  • Chr Location
    15q15.1; chr15:40929338-40939078 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Dll4 mouse models; 2 with human DLL4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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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
    60 phenotypes from 8 alleles in 11 genetic backgrounds
    102 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.
Homozygous null mice display embryonic lethality, absent vascular remodeling, small hearts, and embryonic growth retardation. Heterozygous null mice display background dependent partial or complete embryonic lethality, impaired vascular remodeling, and embryonic growth retardation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    74
  • GO References
    20
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
    899
  • Tissues
    192
  • cDNA Data
    41
  • Literature Summary
    200
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 54485 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9860 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_019454 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3413 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9JI71 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 686 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 60
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 42
      Primer pair 11
      Other 6
      Antibodies 8

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 353
      Developmental Gene Expression 200
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 102
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:387472 Watson LA, et al., Persistent and transient senescent cells contribute to brain-barrier development. Cell. 2026 Jun 10;
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