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Alms1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Alms1
  • Name
    ALMS1, centrosome and basal body associated
  • Synonyms
    Alstrom syndrome 1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1934606
    NCBI Gene: 236266
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:85564513-85679735 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 37.48 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    284 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    12
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1934606
protein coding gene Chr6:85564482-85698973 (+)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J no annotation
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030855
protein coding gene Chr6:85885127-86106291 (+)
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030771
protein coding gene Chr6:98341768-98567248 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031397
protein coding gene Chr6:89147916-89399638 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028582
protein coding gene Chr6:81734738-81804925 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030046
protein coding gene Chr6:85895193-86132613 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030624
protein coding gene Chr6:92640207-92847653 (+)
DBA/2J no annotation
FVB/NJ no annotation
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030856
protein coding gene Chr6:86754292-86992966 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030766
protein coding gene Chr6:96850208-96955349 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031421
protein coding gene Chr6:85688484-85813536 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029589
protein coding gene Chr6:84538052-84782876 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030127
protein coding gene Chr6:86132657-86377728 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALMS1, ALMS1 centrosome and basal body associated protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALMS1, ALMS1 centrosome and basal body associated protein
  • Synonyms
    ALSS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7840
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8TCU4
    UniProt: Q8TCU4

  • Chr Location
    2p13.1; chr2:73385758-73625166 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Alms1 mouse models; 1 with human ALMS1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
View 6 models
      
IDs
View 2 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    7 with disease annotations
  • References
    7 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    55 phenotypes from 12 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    3 images
    40 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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Homozygous null mice display obesity starting after puberty, hypogonadism, hyperinsulinemia, male-specific hyperglycemia, retinal dysfunction, and late-onset hearing loss.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000063810 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 115223 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000213058 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 11163 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000148796 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3720 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 9
      cDNA 5
      Primer pair 4

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:3584376
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 66
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 7
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 40
    • Earliest
      J:78051 Collin GB, et al., Mutations in ALMS1 cause obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurosensory degeneration in Alstrom syndrome. Nat Genet. 2002 May;31(1):74-8
    • Latest
      J:338147 Xue Y, et al., Chromophore supply modulates cone function and survival in retinitis pigmentosa mouse models. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jun 6;120(23):e2217885120

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
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