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Dbx1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dbx1
  • Name
    developing brain homeobox 1
  • Synonyms
    Dbx, Mmox C
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:94867
    NCBI Gene: 13172
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:49281247-49286583 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 31.44 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    211 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_94867
 protein coding gene Chr7:49281247-49286597 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200027296
 protein coding gene Chr7:36909599-36914960 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195010927
 protein coding gene Chr7:40911915-40917270 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220008924
 protein coding gene Chr7:35202005-35207356 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180029444
 protein coding gene Chr7:37795789-37801142 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175037275
 protein coding gene Chr7:38371095-38376452 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215037884
 protein coding gene Chr7:37578529-37583875 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029788
 protein coding gene Chr7:52719242-52724524 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005023034
 protein coding gene Chr7:41405507-41410828 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210044876
 protein coding gene Chr7:38680375-38685722 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185027618
 protein coding gene Chr7:42580558-42585918 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020348
 protein coding gene Chr7:38333592-38338941 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000051788
 protein coding gene Chr7:47330557-47335909 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230050878
 protein coding gene Chr7:48095444-48100791 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190036556
 protein coding gene Chr7:38673160-38678508 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225013951
 protein coding gene Chr7:46205952-46211303 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010042088
 protein coding gene Chr7:37452048-37457389 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040677
 protein coding gene Chr7:37280025-37285360 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005028660
 protein coding gene Chr7:39024163-39029516 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DBX1, developing brain homeobox 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DBX1, developing brain homeobox 1
  • Synonyms
    HLX1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 120237
    UniProt: A6NMT0

  • Chr Location
    11p15.1; chr11:20156155-20160475 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    18 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    110 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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Mice homozygous for disruptions of this gene die at birth. V0 interneurons develop as V1 or dl6 interneurons.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    10
  • GO References
    6
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
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  • Assay Results
    1023
  • Tissues
    179
  • cDNA Data
    16
  • Literature Summary
    169
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13172 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5337 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001005232 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2096 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P52950 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 335 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 43
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 18
      Primer pair 3
      Other 17
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-8806, MGI:2141937
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 278
      Developmental Gene Expression 169
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 110
    • Earliest
      J:2276 Murtha MT, et al., Detection of homeobox genes in development and evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Dec 1;88(23):10711-5
    • Latest
      J:378080 Cwetsch AW, et al., Bidirectional interaction between protocadherin 8 and the transcription factor Dbx1 regulates cerebral cortex development. Development. 2026 Jan 1;153(1):dev205011
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