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Acin1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Acin1
  • Name
    apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1
  • Synonyms
    2610036I19Rik, 2610510L13Rik, Acinus, mKIAA0670
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1891824
    NCBI Gene: 56215
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:54879618-54924388 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 27.87 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    992 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    14
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1891824
 protein coding gene Chr14:54879618-54924422 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200039242
 protein coding gene Chr14:43460153-43471650 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195028338
 protein coding gene Chr14:43684456-43695952 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220025018
 protein coding gene Chr14:43012410-43023907 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180047191
 protein coding gene Chr14:43308223-43319718 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036412
 protein coding gene Chr14:44990621-45002116 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215045047
 protein coding gene Chr14:43202572-43214100 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019267
 protein coding gene Chr14:46070413-46114823 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210043995
 protein coding gene Chr14:43671154-43682649 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051219
 protein coding gene Chr14:48718013-48729510 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205029364
 protein coding gene Chr14:43060564-43072057 (-)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051569
 protein coding gene Chr14:60825921-60871373 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190037575
 protein coding gene Chr14:43421447-43432940 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225049148
 protein coding gene Chr14:51124066-51169518 (-)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ACIN1, apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ACIN1, apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer 1
  • Synonyms
    ACINUS, ACN, fSAP152
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 22985
    UniProt: Q9UKV3

  • Chr Location
    14q11.2; chr14:23058561-23095614 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    30
  • GO References
    9
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
    656
  • Tissues
    47
  • cDNA Data
    193
  • Literature Summary
    6
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000022185 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 44771 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000022793 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4735 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000022793 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1338 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    14 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000003627 apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer in the nucleus
    (term hierarchy)
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR032552 Acin1, RNSP1-SAP18 binding (RSB) motif
    IPR034257 Acinus, RNA recognition motif
    IPR052793 Apoptotic chromatin condensation inducer in the nucleus
    IPR012677 Nucleotide-binding alpha-beta plait domain superfamily
    IPR035979 RNA-binding domain superfamily
    IPR003034 SAP domain
    IPR036361 SAP domain superfamily
  • GlyGen
    Q9JIX8 2 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 199
    cDNA 194
    Primer pair 5
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:1913562, MGI:1919776, MGI:2145862
References
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  • Summaries
    All 51
    Developmental Gene Expression 6
    Gene Ontology 9
    Phenotypes 11
  • Earliest
    J:64695 Sahara S, et al., Acinus is a caspase-3-activated protein required for apoptotic chromatin condensation [see comments]. Nature. 1999 Sep 9;401(6749):168-73
  • Latest
    J:365237 Aoto M, et al., The splicing factor Acin1 is essential for embryonic development but has limited effects on muscle structure and homeostasis. Sci Rep. 2025;15(1):14017
Contributing Projects:
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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