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Bgn Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bgn
  • Name
    biglycan
  • Synonyms
    BG, SLRR1A
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88158
    NCBI Gene: 12111
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    45 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:72527208-72539539 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 37.33 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    9 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    48 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    3
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88158
 protein coding gene ChrX:72527207-72539542 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0035811
 protein coding gene ChrX:69233785-69247203 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0035792
 protein coding gene ChrX:69448634-69461612 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0035717
 protein coding gene ChrX:71254673-71270711 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0035777
 protein coding gene ChrX:68481059-68493898 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0035482
 protein coding gene ChrX:69712995-69728711 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0036307
 protein coding gene ChrX:71368584-71382173 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0033151
 protein coding gene ChrX:68489621-68501535 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0034773
 protein coding gene ChrX:55060656-55074839 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0035457
 protein coding gene ChrX:73309573-73324689 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0035614
 protein coding gene ChrX:68912269-68926499 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0035558
 protein coding gene ChrX:68238386-68252395 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0035699
 protein coding gene ChrX:70036021-70048157 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0035596
 protein coding gene ChrX:75910250-75922790 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0036329
 protein coding gene ChrX:69065114-69081035 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0034472
 protein coding gene ChrX:53082834-53095181 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0034306
 protein coding gene ChrX:55978583-55992385 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0034914
 protein coding gene ChrX:68338577-68353337 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BGN, biglycan
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BGN, biglycan
  • Synonyms
    DSPG1, MRLS, PGI, PG-S1, SEMDX, SLRR1A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 633
    neXtProt AC: NX_P21810
    UniProt: P21810

  • Chr Location
    Xq28; chrX:153494980-153509546 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human BGN associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    4 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    34 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    73 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 mutants display reduced growth and develop age-dependent osteopenia. Age-related osteoporosis is associated with defects in bone marrow stromal cells, including increased apoptosis, reduced numbers of colony-forming units-fibroblastic (CFU-F), and decreased collagen production.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    14
  • GO References
    11
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
    852
  • Tissues
    106
  • cDNA Data
    328
  • Literature Summary
    40
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000031375 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12332 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000033741 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2419 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000033741 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 369 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 345
      Genomic 9
      cDNA 330
      Primer pair 5
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1554
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 162
      Developmental Gene Expression 40
      Diseases 4
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 73
    • Earliest
      J:14605 Bianco P, et al., Expression and localization of the two small proteoglycans biglycan and decorin in developing human skeletal and non-skeletal tissues. J Histochem Cytochem. 1990 Nov;38(11):1549-63
    • Latest
      J:346727 Gollmann-Tepekoylu C, et al., Toll-Like Receptor 3 Mediates Aortic Stenosis Through a Conserved Mechanism of Calcification. Circulation. 2023 May 16;147(20):1518-1533
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    04/16/2024
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