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Mcph1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mcph1
  • Name
    microcephaly, primary autosomal recessive 1
  • Synonyms
    5430437K10Rik, BRIT1, D030046N04Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2443308
    NCBI Gene: 244329
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:18645147-18853205 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 10.24 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    514 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2443308
protein coding gene Chr8:18645132-18858105 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0033403
protein coding gene Chr8:16042577-16273257 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0033384
protein coding gene Chr8:15503738-15712521 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0033314
protein coding gene Chr8:15949795-16168171 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0033384
protein coding gene Chr8:15611035-15825788 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033097
protein coding gene Chr8:16150694-16362752 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033896
protein coding gene Chr8:16570161-16807429 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030862
protein coding gene Chr8:14827361-15029611 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0032419
protein coding gene Chr8:15998889-16218069 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033070
protein coding gene Chr8:17300747-17531046 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033224
protein coding gene Chr8:15460749-15671328 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033172
protein coding gene Chr8:15466960-15679796 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0033317
protein coding gene Chr8:16078928-16296779 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033209
protein coding gene Chr8:17474313-17691671 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033913
protein coding gene Chr8:15977298-16192409 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032132
protein coding gene Chr8:15477916-15690441 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0031973
protein coding gene Chr8:15894095-16112045 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032535
protein coding gene Chr8:16063393-16278656 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MCPH1, microcephalin 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MCPH1, microcephalin 1
  • Synonyms
    BRIT1, MCT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 79648
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8NEM0
    UniProt: Q8NEM0

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:6406592-6648508 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Mcph1 mouse models; 5 with human MCPH1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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
    63 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    43 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 are born at a reduced rate and display male and female infertility and arrest of male meiosis. Mice homozygous for another knock-out allele exhibit microcephaly, infertility, decreased brain size, impaired neuroprogenitor proliferation and apoptosis, and mitosis.
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 ENSMUSG00000039842 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 208059 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000039412 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4662 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000037000 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 822 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 29
      cDNA 27
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1918596, MGI:3056376
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 73
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 43
    • Earliest
      J:52612 Le AX, et al., Cytotoxic T cell responses in HLA-A2.1 transgenic mice. Recognition of HLA alloantigens and utilization of HLA-A2.1 as a restriction element. J Immunol. 1989 Feb 15;142(4):1366-71
    • Latest
      J:338870 Chakraborty P, et al., Carbon Monoxide Activates PERK-Regulated Autophagy to Induce Immunometabolic Reprogramming and Boost Antitumor T-cell Function. Cancer Res. 2022 May 16;82(10):1969-1990

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