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Dlg3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dlg3
  • Name
    discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 3
  • Synonyms
    DLG3, Dlgh3, mKIAA1232, SAP102
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1888986
    NCBI Gene: 53310
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:99811328-99862016 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 43.72 cM, cytoband C2
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    826 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1888986
protein coding gene ChrX:99811200-99862016 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200038005
protein coding gene ChrX:81524018-81574708 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195039584
protein coding gene ChrX:85279157-85329886 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028732
protein coding gene ChrX:79969885-80020619 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180038678
protein coding gene ChrX:81989545-82040271 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175041385
protein coding gene ChrX:85650004-85700728 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215045067
protein coding gene ChrX:82179744-82230435 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0033276
protein coding gene ChrX:95038989-95089905 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039384
protein coding gene ChrX:83040115-83091160 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210039187
protein coding gene ChrX:82420877-82471599 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185040126
protein coding gene ChrX:94863486-94914158 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026381
protein coding gene ChrX:81672733-81723463 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000026814
protein coding gene ChrX:115453063-115504260 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230041503
protein coding gene ChrX:101557558-101608239 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035918
protein coding gene ChrX:81575334-81626012 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225045514
protein coding gene ChrX:106648975-106699669 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010035341
protein coding gene ChrX:80724140-80775080 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010034336
protein coding gene ChrX:85016124-85066804 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005038842
protein coding gene ChrX:82115134-82165950 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DLG3, discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DLG3, discs large MAGUK scaffold protein 3
  • Synonyms
    MRX, MRX90, NEDLG, PPP1R82, SAP102, XLID90, XLMR
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1741
    UniProt: Q92796

  • Chr Location
    Xq13.1; chrX:70444835-70505490 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Dlg3 mouse models; 1 with human DLG3 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
    16 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    29 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.
Male mice hemizygous for a knock-out allele show alterations in spatial learning, locomotor activation, LTP, and spike-timing-dependent plasticity. A portion of chimeras hemizygous for a gene trapped allele display forebrain deletion, posterior truncation, and failure to initiate embryo turning.
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 ENSMUSG00000000881 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 50689 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000087984 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4956 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000085299 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 849 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 81
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 78
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 88
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 22
      Phenotypes 29
    • Earliest
      J:48003 Lin L, et al., cDNA sequence and chromosomal localization of mouse Dlgh3 gene adjacent to the BRCA1 tumor suppressor locus. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Nov 26;1443(1-2):211-6
    • Latest
      J:390257 Gao S, et al., Mll5 haploinsufficiency attenuates microglial phagocytosis through dysregulated TREM2-SGK3-GSK3beta signaling and recapitulates ASD-like behaviors in mice. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 17;17(1)

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory