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Klf7 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Klf7
  • Name
    Kruppel-like transcription factor 7 (ubiquitous)
  • Synonyms
    9830124P08Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1935151
    NCBI Gene: 93691
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    21 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:64068606-64161441 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 32.31 cM, cytoband C1-C3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1984 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1935151
 protein coding gene Chr1:64068606-64161504 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200004215
 protein coding gene Chr1:61578849-61671656 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195029740
 protein coding gene Chr1:61101184-61193994 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220036592
 protein coding gene Chr1:61210895-61304026 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180030307
 protein coding gene Chr1:61396784-61489671 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175000729
 protein coding gene Chr1:61495004-61587801 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020704
 protein coding gene Chr1:61422515-61515403 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014206
 protein coding gene Chr1:58009234-58104531 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005020205
 protein coding gene Chr1:61240834-61335081 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210002979
 protein coding gene Chr1:61180170-61272964 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185005082
 protein coding gene Chr1:62297104-62389890 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011519
 protein coding gene Chr1:61126949-61219760 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000002914
 protein coding gene Chr1:61228067-61322112 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230002519
 protein coding gene Chr1:62288050-62380847 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190012734
 protein coding gene Chr1:61358014-61450823 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225000573
 protein coding gene Chr1:65512740-65605539 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007188
 protein coding gene Chr1:60774880-60868599 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010018278
 protein coding gene Chr1:62751148-62845146 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005028091
 protein coding gene Chr1:60973890-61066724 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KLF7, KLF transcription factor 7
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KLF7, KLF transcription factor 7
  • Synonyms
    UKLF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8609
    UniProt: O75840

  • Chr Location
    2q33.3; chr2:207074137-207173856 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    28 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    23 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 die within 3 days of life, showing lack of gastic milk, hypopnea, cyanosis, olfactory bulb hypoplasia, no response to tail clamping, impaired axon projection in the olfactory and visual systems, cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and reduced dendritic branching in the hippocampus.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    44
  • 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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    869
  • Tissues
    160
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    24
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000025959 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 92836 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000114086 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 7662 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000109720 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 301 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 9
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2445036
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 75
      Developmental Gene Expression 24
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 23
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:374180 Liu Y, et al., KLF7 orchestrates hippocampal development through neurogenesis and Draxin-mediated neuronal migration. Development. 2025 Oct 15;152(20)
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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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    09/08/2026
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