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Gnal Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gnal
  • Name
    guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating, olfactory type
  • Synonyms
    2610011C15Rik, 9630020G10Rik, G alpha 10, Galphaolf, Gna10, Golf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95774
    NCBI Gene: 14680
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr18:67221369-67359863 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 18, 39.85 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    4504 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    30
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95774
protein coding gene Chr18:67221287-67359863 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200023859
protein coding gene Chr18:64461804-64553113 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSGG00200054828
protein coding gene Chr18:64416939-64418129 (+)
A/J ENSMUSGG00195055463
protein coding gene Chr18:64443266-64444456 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195032161
protein coding gene Chr18:64494849-64586802 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021491
protein coding gene Chr18:64475917-64567809 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSGG00220054551
protein coding gene Chr18:64431013-64432203 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011353
protein coding gene Chr18:65061962-65153909 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSGG00180055311
protein coding gene Chr18:65010206-65011396 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSGG00175054825
protein coding gene Chr18:64634145-64635335 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175009853
protein coding gene Chr18:64679016-64770334 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSGG00215055632
protein coding gene Chr18:63980929-63982119 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215008510
protein coding gene Chr18:64025811-64117032 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022363
protein coding gene Chr18:63781511-63928062 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005014933
protein coding gene Chr18:63665673-63758710 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSGG00210054630
protein coding gene Chr18:64587161-64588351 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210028876
protein coding gene Chr18:64632040-64723355 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSGG00185057592
protein coding gene Chr18:64498481-64499671 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185029619
protein coding gene Chr18:64543354-64634662 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011822
protein coding gene Chr18:64005911-64097802 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSGG00205054374
protein coding gene Chr18:63961034-63962224 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000021294
protein coding gene Chr18:64458725-64551697 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038785
protein coding gene Chr18:66594304-66685598 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSGG00230055837
protein coding gene Chr18:66549438-66550628 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190007861
protein coding gene Chr18:64265759-64357651 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSGG00190054671
protein coding gene Chr18:64220885-64222075 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSGG00225055405
protein coding gene Chr18:66438280-66439470 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225030198
protein coding gene Chr18:66483158-66575042 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010024765
protein coding gene Chr18:64846189-64936928 (+)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005005503
protein coding gene Chr18:64064253-64156319 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GNAL, G protein subunit alpha L
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GNAL, G protein subunit alpha L
  • Synonyms
    DYT25, HG1O
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2774
    UniProt: P38405

  • Chr Location
    18p11.21; chr18:11689264-11885685 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human GNAL associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    27 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 for a targeted mutation fail to feed, and ~75% die within 2 days after birth. Rare survivors reach sexual maturity and mate but are hyperactive and anosmic, exhibiting severely reduced odor-evoked electrophysical responses and significantly perturbed maternal behaviors.
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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14680 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 138495 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_177137 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5654 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q8CGK7 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 381 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      10 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000008088 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(olf) subunit alpha
    • PDB
    • EC
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR000367 G-protein alpha subunit, group S
      IPR011025 G protein alpha subunit, helical insertion
      IPR001019 Guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha subunit
      IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
    • GlyGen
      Q8CGK7 4 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (2 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 1
      Other 2
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10174, MGD-MRK-10186, MGI:1919713, MGI:2147266, MGI:2443840, MGI:95765
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 88
      Developmental Gene Expression 20
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 27
    • Earliest
      J:10067 Strathmann M, et al., Diversity of the G-protein family: sequences from five additional alpha subunits in the mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Oct;86(19):7407-9
    • Latest
      J:381351 Longueville S, et al., Characterization of mice with cell type-specific Gnal loss of function provides insights on GNAL-linked dystonia. Neurobiol Dis. 2025 Oct 15;215:107071

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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