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Mgp Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mgp
  • Name
    matrix Gla protein
  • Synonyms
    Mglap
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96976
    NCBI Gene: 17313
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:136849433-136852821 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 66.72 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    230 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    11
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96976
protein coding gene Chr6:136849433-136852821 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200030508
protein coding gene Chr6:134395982-134399607 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007405
protein coding gene Chr6:133247500-133250918 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220034445
protein coding gene Chr6:131475598-131479016 (-)
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033033
protein coding gene Chr6:133267682-133271100 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019666
protein coding gene Chr6:133486368-133489756 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029003
protein coding gene Chr6:134879383-134882794 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210003584
protein coding gene Chr6:133319997-133323415 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185021325
protein coding gene Chr6:133982298-133985716 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028101
protein coding gene Chr6:132473641-132477059 (-)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190006391
protein coding gene Chr6:133820479-133823897 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ no annotation
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MGP, matrix Gla protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MGP, matrix Gla protein
  • Synonyms
    GIG36, MGLAP, NTI
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4256
    UniProt: P08493

  • Chr Location
    12p12.3; chr12:14880864-14887639 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with human MGP associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    41 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    43 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 a targeted null mutation exhibit growth plate calcification leading to reduced stature, osteopenia, and fractures, and arterial calcification and rupture resulting in death by eight weeks of age.
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 17313 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3389 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008597 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 632 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P19788 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 104 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 132
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 122
      Primer pair 4
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12221
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 105
      Developmental Gene Expression 22
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 43
    • Earliest
      J:612 Ikeda T, et al., cDNA and deduced amino acid sequence of mouse matrix gla protein: one of five glutamic acid residues potentially modified to gla is not conserved in the mouse sequence. J Bone Miner Res. 1991 Sep;6(9):1013-7
    • Latest
      J:376528 Chaney CP, et al., Integration of spatial and single-nucleus transcriptomics to map gene expression in the developing mouse kidney. Development. 2025 Dec 15;152(24):dev205003

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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