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Clu Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Clu
  • Name
    clusterin
  • Synonyms
    ApoJ, Apolipoprotein J, Cli, complement lysis inhibitor, D14Ucla3, Sgp2, Sgp-2, SP-40, Sugp-2, testosterone repressed prostate message-2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88423
    NCBI Gene: 12759
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: CLU
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:65968483-65981548 bp, + strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
  • Download
    Sequence
      13066 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 34.36 cM
  • Mapping Data
    16 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CLU, clusterin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
  • Human Ortholog
    CLU, clusterin
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    AAG4, APOJ, APO-J, CLI, CLU1, CLU2, KUB1, NA1/NA2, SGP2, SGP-2, SP-40, TRPM2, TRPM-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1191
    neXtProt AC: NX_P10909
    UniProt: P10909

  • Chr Location
    8p21.1; chr8:27596917-27616717 (-)  GRCh38.p7
  • HomoloGene
    Vertebrate Homology Class 1382
    1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 chimpanzee;1 cattle;1 dog;1 chicken;1 zebrafish;1 frog, western clawed;1 macaque, rhesus
  • HCOP
    human homology predictions: CLU
  • Protein SuperFamily
    clusterin
  • Gene Tree
    Clu
Human Diseases
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    22 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    39 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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  • All Mutations and Alleles
    9
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Gene trapped
    2
  • Targeted
    6
  • Genomic Mutations
    1 involving Clu
  • Incidental Mutations
    APF
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
    19 strains or lines available
Homozygous inactivation of this gene leads to progressive renal glomerulopathy and increased severity of myosin-induced autoimmune myocarditis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    77
  • GO References
    6
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
receptor
receptor binding
RNA binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

nucleic acid-templated transcription
carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
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
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
    269
  • Tissues
    242
  • cDNA Data
    575
  • Literature Summary
    34
Interactions
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Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic OTTMUSG00000032654 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13066 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript OTTMUST00000081231 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 1811 Not Applicable  
polypeptide OTTMUSP00000043417 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 448 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Polymorphisms
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    41 from dbSNP Build 142
  • RFLP
    4
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 590
    Genomic 4
    cDNA 577
    Primer pair 7
    Other 2

    Microarray probesets 6
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-14642, MGD-MRK-2016, MGD-MRK-2022, MGD-MRK-3968, MGI:2145707, MGI:90170
References
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  • Summaries
    All 138
    Developmental Gene Expression 34
    Diseases 2
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 39
  • Earliest
    J:17167 Jenne DE, et al., Molecular structure and functional characterization of a human complement cytolysis inhibitor found in blood and seminal plasma: identity to sulfated glycoprotein 2, a constituent of rat testis fluid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Sep;86(18):7123-7
  • Latest
    J:237867 Kang SS, et al., Identification of plexin A4 as a novel clusterin receptor links two Alzheimer's disease risk genes. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Aug 15;25(16):3467-3475
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10/10/2017
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