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Pde6b Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pde6b
  • Name
    phosphodiesterase 6B, cGMP, rod receptor, beta polypeptide
  • Synonyms
    nmf137, Pdeb, r, rd, rd1, rd10
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97525
    NCBI Gene: 18587
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    10 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:108536239-108579609 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 53.07 cM
  • Mapping Data
    49 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1441 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    8
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97525
 protein coding gene Chr5:108536239-108580263 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200021239
 protein coding gene Chr5:102285839-102329179 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195034171
 protein coding gene Chr5:101742704-101786055 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220042925
 protein coding gene Chr5:101292483-101336549 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032470
 protein coding gene Chr5:101895534-101938890 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175039851
 protein coding gene Chr5:103937160-103988667 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016059
 protein coding gene Chr5:101939213-101982565 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027518
 protein coding gene Chr5:101270021-101314820 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005028136
 protein coding gene Chr5:101179978-101223884 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036941
 protein coding gene Chr5:102694731-102746246 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185044012
 protein coding gene Chr5:105598925-105642248 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025063
 protein coding gene Chr5:101621355-101672874 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000011989
 protein coding gene Chr5:108660232-108702971 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031102
 protein coding gene Chr5:109826894-109870226 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190042082
 protein coding gene Chr5:101595105-101638429 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225025837
 protein coding gene Chr5:117448742-117492080 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010015320
 protein coding gene Chr5:100646316-100689089 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040045
 protein coding gene Chr5:103751046-103794533 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035456
 protein coding gene Chr5:104324170-104368078 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PDE6B, phosphodiesterase 6B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PDE6B, phosphodiesterase 6B
  • Synonyms
    CSNB3, CSNBAD2, GMP-PDEbeta, PDEB, rd1, RP40
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5158
    UniProt: P35913

  • Chr Location
    4p16.3; chr4:625573-670782 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with Pde6b mouse models; 2 with human PDE6B associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    11 with disease annotations
  • References
    9 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    35 phenotypes from 13 alleles in 13 genetic backgrounds
    42 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    671 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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Homozygotes for the rd1 mutation have severe retinal degeneration and vision loss. Rod cells are lost by 35 days of age; cone cells degenerate slower and some light sensitivity persists. Other allelic mutations produce similar or milder phenotypes.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    31
  • GO References
    14
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
    731
  • Tissues
    107
  • cDNA Data
    134
  • Literature Summary
    17
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18587 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 43371 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008806 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2831 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P23440 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 856 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 154
      Genomic 11
      cDNA 134
      Primer pair 7
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13209, MGD-MRK-13742, MGD-MRK-13807, MGD-MRK-13808, MGD-MRK-13811, MGI:2157069
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 830
      Developmental Gene Expression 17
      Diseases 9
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 671
    • Earliest
      J:24999 Keeler CE, The inheritance of a retinal abnormality in white mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1924 Jul;10(7):329-33
    • Latest
      J:391706 Carleton M, et al., Inhibitory Circuits Can Restore OFF Pathway Responses in Retinal Prostheses. J Neurosci. 2026 Jun 17;46(24)
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    09/08/2026
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