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Npc1 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Npc1
Niemann Pick type C1
MGI:1097712


Nomenclature History
Synonyms A430089E03Rik, C85354, D18Ertd139e, D18Ertd723e, lcsd, nmf164
Genetic Map
Chromosome 18
4.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 10)

Sequence Map
Chr18:12348202-12394909 bp, - strand
(From VEGA annotation of NCBI Build 37)
VEGA ContigView | Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; pig, domestic    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Npc1 ± 2 cM)
TreeFam: TF300416
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic OTTMUSG00000028201 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 46708 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_008720 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5209 C57BL/6
polypeptide O35604 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1278 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(35)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(11) : Gene trapped(8) Spontaneous(2) Chemically induced(1)
Homozygotes for spontaneous and chemically induced mutations may exhibit lysosomal storage of non-esterified cholesterol, neurodegeneration, ataxia, presence of foam cells, sterility, and shortened lifespan.
Associated Human Diseases (1)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (1)   Phenotype Images (3)  
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(347 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(16)
Process bile acid metabolic process, cholesterol efflux...
Component endosome, integral to membrane...
Function hedgehog receptor activity, protein binding...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (2 records)
Data Summary: Assays (2)    Results (17)    Tissues (12)
Theiler Stages: 10,18,23,25,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      Northern blot 2   17
cDNA source data(16)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(25) Genomic(6) cDNA(16) Primer pair(3)
Microarray probesets(1)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000024413
DFCI TC1575103, TC1610485, TC1625851, TC1708170
NIA Mouse Gene Index U038214
Entrez Gene 18145
VEGA Gene Model OTTMUSG00000028201
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Npc1
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR000731 Sterol-sensing 5TM box
IPR003392 Patched
IPR004765 Niemann-Pick C type protein
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:83825 Boothe AD et al., "Tissue cholesterol storage disorder in BALB/c mice: histologic findings" Fed Proc 1977;36():1158 (Abstr.)
(Latest) J:146298 Liu B et al., "Reversal of defective lysosomal transport in NPC disease ameliorates liver dysfunction and neurodegeneration in the npc1-/- mouse." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Feb 17;106(7):2377-82
All references(135)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-11760, MGD-MRK-14533, MGI:1098628, MGI:1289269, MGI:2147413, MGI:2444276, MGI:2686738, MGI:96758, MGI:98383

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last database update
11/20/2009
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