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Rtel1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Rtel1
  • Name
    regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2139369
    NCBI Gene: 269400
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:180961532-180998409 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 103.63 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    191 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2139369
protein coding gene Chr2:180961504-180998409 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027019
protein coding gene Chr2:187902592-187942405 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026985
protein coding gene Chr2:180171060-180208250 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026956
protein coding gene Chr2:185569206-185609183 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026994
protein coding gene Chr2:180643768-180681063 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026735
protein coding gene Chr2:185926264-185963714 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027440
protein coding gene Chr2:193333461-193372525 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024804
protein coding gene Chr2:170854384-170891138 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026194
protein coding gene Chr2:184185497-184223687 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026712
protein coding gene Chr2:200340448-200380490 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026850
protein coding gene Chr2:179269638-179306178 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026816
protein coding gene Chr2:177887619-177924241 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026951
protein coding gene Chr2:187928762-187969564 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026835
protein coding gene Chr2:202904163-202941346 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027499
protein coding gene Chr2:185542507-185578996 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025930
protein coding gene Chr2:176791337-176828385 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025730
protein coding gene Chr2:182043547-182082175 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026266
protein coding gene Chr2:186528195-186566206 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RTEL1, regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RTEL1, regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1
  • Synonyms
    C20orf41, DKCA4, DKCB5, NHL, PFBMFT3, RTEL
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51750
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9NZ71
    UniProt: Q9NZ71

  • Chr Location
    20q13.33; chr20:63657810-63696253 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    9 with human RTEL1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    30 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    17 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 embryonic lethality with abnormal development of the neural tube, brain, heart, vasculature, placenta, and allantois and chromosomal abnormalities in differentiating cells.
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 ENSMUSG00000038685 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 36878 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000054622 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4401 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000053120 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1209 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 77
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 73
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2138965
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 44
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 17
    • Earliest
      J:86696 Zambrowicz BP, et al., Wnk1 kinase deficiency lowers blood pressure in mice: a gene-trap screen to identify potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25;100(24):14109-14
    • Latest
      J:344243 Smoom R, et al., Telomouse-a mouse model with human-length telomeres generated by a single amino acid change in RTEL1. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 23;14(1):6708

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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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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory