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Cebpa Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cebpa
  • Name
    CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha
  • Synonyms
    Cebp, C/ebpalpha, C/EBP alpha
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99480
    NCBI Gene: 12606
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:34818718-34821353 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 21.02 cM
  • Mapping Data
    13 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    81 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_99480
 protein coding gene Chr7:34818718-34821353 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200022438
 protein coding gene Chr7:23564712-23567344 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195047636
 protein coding gene Chr7:26527072-26529706 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220024192
 protein coding gene Chr7:14348369-14351003 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180016176
 protein coding gene Chr7:24084048-24086683 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175029180
 protein coding gene Chr7:24612106-24614741 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215007816
 protein coding gene Chr7:23969324-23971959 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029579
 protein coding gene Chr7:34290152-34292776 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038769
 protein coding gene Chr7:25729182-25731822 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210024674
 protein coding gene Chr7:24631379-24634014 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185045042
 protein coding gene Chr7:27381719-27384352 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205014673
 protein coding gene Chr7:24372308-24374943 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000029599
 protein coding gene Chr7:31862127-31864765 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230011126
 protein coding gene Chr7:33064119-33066753 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190008153
 protein coding gene Chr7:24230959-24233593 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008002
 protein coding gene Chr7:31426575-31429212 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010021797
 protein coding gene Chr7:23797189-23799828 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010005444
 protein coding gene Chr7:23838480-23841117 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005008169
 protein coding gene Chr7:24407277-24409909 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CEBPA, CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CEBPA, CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha
  • Synonyms
    CEBP, C/EBP-alpha
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1050
    UniProt: P49715

  • Chr Location
    19q13.11; chr19:33299934-33302534 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Cebpa mouse models; 1 with human CEBPA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    110 phenotypes from 17 alleles in 18 genetic backgrounds
    57 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    138 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 targeted null mutations exhibit defects of the liver, neutrophils, lung, and brown fat, resulting in impaired glycogen storage and lipid accumulation, hypoglycemia, reduced uncoupling protein, and neonatal lethality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    163
  • GO References
    59
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
    1040
  • Tissues
    173
  • cDNA Data
    106
  • Literature Summary
    117
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 12606 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2636 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001287514 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2636 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P53566 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 359 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 143
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 115
      Primer pair 19
      Other 8
      Antibodies 9

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-16254, MGD-MRK-1916
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 482
      Developmental Gene Expression 117
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 59
      Phenotypes 138
    • Earliest
      J:9999 Xanthopoulos KG, et al., The mouse Cebp gene encoding a DNA-binding protein is polymorphic and is located on chromosome 7. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1989;50(2-3):174-5
    • Latest
      J:385971 Halstead MM, et al., Maternal Med12 safeguards trophoblast pluripotency and placental development. Biol Reprod. 2026 May 13;114(5):1610-1620
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    09/01/2026
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