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Gfap Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gfap
  • Name
    glial fibrillary acidic protein
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95697
    NCBI Gene: 14580
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    14 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:102778162-102791368 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 66.48 cM, cytoband D
  • Mapping Data
    21 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    991 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    14
  • RFLP
    5
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95697
 protein coding gene Chr11:102778162-102791738 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019249
 protein coding gene Chr11:105917887-105931017 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019217
 protein coding gene Chr11:101431426-101444578 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019186
 protein coding gene Chr11:104563814-104577699 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019191
 protein coding gene Chr11:101907603-101921148 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019000
 protein coding gene Chr11:104785355-104803424 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019640
 protein coding gene Chr11:109196337-109210888 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017266
 protein coding gene Chr11:98854365-98867796 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018554
 protein coding gene Chr11:105791367-105808269 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018969
 protein coding gene Chr11:113719289-113740172 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019081
 protein coding gene Chr11:100945243-100959040 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019071
 protein coding gene Chr11:100487869-100501389 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019150
 protein coding gene Chr11:106434855-106451585 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019102
 protein coding gene Chr11:113169939-113183460 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019678
 protein coding gene Chr11:104945569-104959091 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018317
 protein coding gene Chr11:102016565-102030289 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018109
 protein coding gene Chr11:104710456-104724696 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018603
 protein coding gene Chr11:104938939-104952418 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein
  • Synonyms
    ALXDRD
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2670
    UniProt: P14136

  • Chr Location
    17q21.31; chr17:44903159-44916937 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Gfap mouse models; 1 with human GFAP associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 4 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    25 phenotypes from 10 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    29 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    80 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.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show reduced astrocyte-associated intermediate filaments, enhanced long-term potentiation and impaired eye-blink conditioning. Aged mutants may show hydrocephaly, reduced myelination and impaired blood-brain barrier.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    69
  • GO References
    45
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    2183
  • Tissues
    361
  • cDNA Data
    251
  • Literature Summary
    1200
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14580 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13207 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010277 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2733 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P03995 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 430 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000007939 glial fibrillary acidic protein
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR006821 Intermediate filament head, DNA-binding domain
      IPR018039 Intermediate filament protein, conserved site
      IPR039008 Intermediate filament, rod domain
      IPR050405 Intermediate filament structural protein
    • GlyGen
      P03995 2 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 299
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 253
      Primer pair 28
      Other 13

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10055, MGI:2144272
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 1430
      Developmental Gene Expression 1200
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 45
      Phenotypes 80
    • Earliest
      J:7424 Lewis SA, et al., Sequence of a cDNA clone encoding mouse glial fibrillary acidic protein: structural conservation of intermediate filaments. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1984 May;81(9):2743-6
    • Latest
      J:368681 Hohsfield LA, et al., Identification of the velum interpositum as a meningeal-CNS route for myeloid cell trafficking into the brain. Neuron. 2025 May 28;
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