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Tac1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tac1
  • Name
    tachykinin 1
  • Synonyms
    4930528L02Rik, neurokinin 1, neurokinin A, NK-1, NK1, Nkna, PPT-A, PPTA, preprotachykinin A, SP, substance P
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98474
    NCBI Gene: 21333
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:7555061-7562978 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 3.31 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    382 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98474
 protein coding gene Chr6:7554879-7565834 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200001739
 protein coding gene Chr6:4632632-4640738 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195001859
 protein coding gene Chr6:4527352-4535452 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220019700
 protein coding gene Chr6:4428324-4436424 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180001422
 protein coding gene Chr6:4649634-4657740 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175007271
 protein coding gene Chr6:4478412-4486519 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007866
 protein coding gene Chr6:4609501-4617601 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028091
 protein coding gene Chr6:3863398-3874456 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005025647
 protein coding gene Chr6:4476887-4485005 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210020976
 protein coding gene Chr6:4415079-4423185 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185025312
 protein coding gene Chr6:4615985-4624083 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205012022
 protein coding gene Chr6:4628746-4636846 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000011907
 protein coding gene Chr6:4573847-4581976 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230014987
 protein coding gene Chr6:5615602-5623700 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015918
 protein coding gene Chr6:4343813-4351907 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225017630
 protein coding gene Chr6:7447017-7455110 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010023661
 protein coding gene Chr6:4358804-4366930 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002780
 protein coding gene Chr6:4369562-4377278 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005004170
 protein coding gene Chr6:4607387-4615484 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAC1, tachykinin precursor 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAC1, tachykinin precursor 1
  • Synonyms
    Hs.2563, NK2, NKNA, NPK, TAC2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6863
    UniProt: P20366

  • Chr Location
    7q21.3; chr7:97732053-97740472 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    214 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 knock-out allele exhibit absence of agonist-induced hyperalgesia and an impaired response to chemical irritation of the urinary tract. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele display hypoalgesia, and reduced anxiety- and depression-related behaviors.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    61
  • GO References
    16
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
    966
  • Tissues
    199
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Literature Summary
    128
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 21333 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 7918 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009311 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1049 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P41539 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 130 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 31
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 8
      Other 7
      Antibodies 8

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12885, MGD-MRK-14701, MGI:1915432
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 416
      Developmental Gene Expression 128
      Gene Ontology 16
      Phenotypes 214
    • Earliest
      J:4891 Bonner TI, et al., The chromosomal location of the two human tackykinin genes: human substance P and neurokinin K. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1987;46:584 (Abstr.)
    • Latest
      J:391224 Roger A, et al., Sensory neuron production of substance P and TAFA4 promotes disease tolerance during viral infection. Immunity. 2026 Mar 10;59(3):682-699.e8
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