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Brd4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Brd4
  • Name
    bromodomain containing 4
  • Synonyms
    HUNK1, MCAP, WI-11513
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1888520
    NCBI Gene: 57261
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    17 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:32415248-32503696 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 17.39 cM, cytoband B2
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1424 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    14
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1888520
 protein coding gene Chr17:32415246-32503717 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200052764
 protein coding gene Chr17:28095409-28128866 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195054206
 protein coding gene Chr17:29034999-29068476 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220048778
 protein coding gene Chr17:28062985-28096466 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180045226
 protein coding gene Chr17:28369483-28402944 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175047801
 protein coding gene Chr17:27944158-27977626 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215052690
 protein coding gene Chr17:27933305-27966771 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021379
 protein coding gene Chr17:28068112-28156901 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047919
 protein coding gene Chr17:27771057-27804513 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185053430
 protein coding gene Chr17:30381434-30414893 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205049895
 protein coding gene Chr17:28266958-28300582 (-)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230054278
 protein coding gene Chr17:31493918-31527375 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190045025
 protein coding gene Chr17:27893311-27926898 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225049907
 protein coding gene Chr17:33530900-33564356 (-)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BRD4, bromodomain containing 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BRD4, bromodomain containing 4
  • Synonyms
    CAP, CDLS6, FSHRG4, HUNK1, HUNKI, MCAP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23476
    UniProt: O60885

  • Chr Location
    19p13.12; chr19:15235519-15332545 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Brd4 mouse models; 3 with human BRD4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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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
    30 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    50 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.
Homozygotes for a gene-trap null mutation die soon after implantation. Heterozygotes exhibit impaired pre- and postnatal growth, head malformations, lack of subcutaneous fat, cataracts, and abnormal liver cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    69
  • GO References
    19
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
    716
  • Tissues
    84
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    17
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000024002 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 88449 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000003726 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5957 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000003726 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1401 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 20
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 3
      Antibodies 5

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1337084
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 148
      Developmental Gene Expression 17
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 19
      Phenotypes 50
    • Earliest
      J:50546 Resch K, et al., Homology between human chromosome 2p13.3 and the wobbler critical region on mouse chromosome 11: comparative high-resolution mapping of STS and EST loci on YAC/BAC contigs. Mamm Genome. 1998 Nov;9(11):893-8
    • Latest
      J:382943 Wen H, et al., BRD4 promotes endodermal cell fate during mammalian lung development. JCI Insight. 2026 Mar 9;11(5)
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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