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Tgm1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tgm1
  • Name
    transglutaminase 1, K polypeptide
  • Synonyms
    2310004J08Rik, K polypeptide, protein-glutamine-gamma-glutamyltransferase, TGase 1, TGase1, TG K
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98730
    NCBI Gene: 21816
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:55937466-55951378 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 28.19 cM, cytoband C1
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    294 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98730
 protein coding gene Chr14:55937466-55951383 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200040324
 protein coding gene Chr14:44525179-44539098 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195031106
 protein coding gene Chr14:44741912-44755831 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220025697
 protein coding gene Chr14:44069795-44083715 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180048456
 protein coding gene Chr14:44365631-44379546 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175038762
 protein coding gene Chr14:46047973-46061892 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215047111
 protein coding gene Chr14:44260688-44274610 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019312
 protein coding gene Chr14:47122903-47136621 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005047521
 protein coding gene Chr14:46043066-46056968 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210040387
 protein coding gene Chr14:44728508-44742427 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185053882
 protein coding gene Chr14:49795744-49809657 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205036710
 protein coding gene Chr14:44139047-44152966 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000035392
 protein coding gene Chr14:61028168-61042063 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051759
 protein coding gene Chr14:61891049-61904966 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190044291
 protein coding gene Chr14:44502443-44516362 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225045143
 protein coding gene Chr14:52181410-52195323 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010043307
 protein coding gene Chr14:43951157-43965078 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010045400
 protein coding gene Chr14:47353832-47367701 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039512
 protein coding gene Chr14:43943320-43957266 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TGM1, transglutaminase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    8
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TGM1, transglutaminase 1
  • Synonyms
    ARCI1, ICR2, KTG, LI, LI1, TGASE, TGK
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7051
    UniProt: P22735

  • Chr Location
    14q12; chr14:24249114-24264432 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Tgm1 mouse models; 1 with human TGM1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 1 model
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    4 images
    17 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.
Newborn mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are small and hypoactive and die within hours of birth displaying failure to suckle, progressive dehydration, and epidermal defects including a reddish, tight and wrinkled skin, hyperkeratosis, and impaired skin barrier function.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    24
  • GO References
    9
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    750
  • Tissues
    124
  • cDNA Data
    29
  • Literature Summary
    21
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 21816 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13913 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001161715 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2854 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9JLF6 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 815 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 35
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 32
      Primer pair 2
      Antibodies 3

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15072, MGI:1916760
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 79
      Developmental Gene Expression 21
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 17
    • Earliest
      J:13218 Rajagopalan S, et al., Six mRNAs with different 5' ends are encoded by a single gamma-glutamyltransferase gene in mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Jul 1;90(13):6179-83
    • Latest
      J:379775 Soffer A, et al., Spectrin coordinates cell shape and signaling essential for epidermal differentiation. J Cell Biol. 2026 Apr 6;225(4)
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    09/15/2026
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