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Pax7 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pax7
  • Name
    paired box 7
  • Synonyms
    Pax-7
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97491
    NCBI Gene: 18509
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:139464373-139560839 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 70.83 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2515 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    15
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97491
 protein coding gene Chr4:139464357-139560841 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200045948
 protein coding gene Chr4:132879738-132976205 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195035087
 protein coding gene Chr4:134223367-134319866 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220046355
 protein coding gene Chr4:133223665-133323945 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180045169
 protein coding gene Chr4:131863598-131963866 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175032708
 protein coding gene Chr4:132891695-132991939 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215047970
 protein coding gene Chr4:134408888-134505372 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026718
 protein coding gene Chr4:129414171-129514578 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005012896
 protein coding gene Chr4:133851129-133951480 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210026339
 protein coding gene Chr4:132515705-132615951 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185047914
 protein coding gene Chr4:134029418-134129671 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205039595
 protein coding gene Chr4:132281826-132382053 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000033904
 protein coding gene Chr4:134721492-134818199 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230037294
 protein coding gene Chr4:137818325-137914776 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190026699
 protein coding gene Chr4:132282186-132378630 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007846
 protein coding gene Chr4:143773051-143869524 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010042929
 protein coding gene Chr4:131709936-131809839 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010024871
 protein coding gene Chr4:133769600-133865784 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005041805
 protein coding gene Chr4:132169526-132269556 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PAX7, paired box 7
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PAX7, paired box 7
  • Synonyms
    CMYO19, CMYP19, HUP1, MYOSCO, PAX7B, RMS2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5081
    UniProt: P23759

  • Chr Location
    1p36.13; chr1:18630846-18748876 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human PAX7 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    33 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    61 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    503 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.
Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit craniofacial malformations involving the nose and maxilla, and die within three weeks after birth. Mice homozygous for floxed alleles activated in muscle cells exhibit reduced satellite cell numbers and impaired muscle regeneration.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    52
  • GO References
    20
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
    1625
  • Tissues
    370
  • cDNA Data
    30
  • Literature Summary
    424
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000028736 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 96467 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000174681 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1725 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000133536 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 505 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 63
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 30
      Primer pair 20
      Other 11
      Antibodies 22

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13150, MGD-MRK-13159
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 1012
      Developmental Gene Expression 424
      Gene Ontology 20
      Phenotypes 503
    • Earliest
      J:11250 Jostes B, et al., The murine paired box gene, Pax7, is expressed specifically during the development of the nervous and muscular system. Mech Dev. 1990 Dec;33(1):27-37
    • Latest
      J:391330 Miura A, et al., Ectomesenchyme contributes to epidermal stem cell formation through mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 4;17(1)
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    09/01/2026
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