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Apob Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Apob
apolipoprotein B
MGI:88052


Nomenclature History
Synonyms apob-100, apob-48
Genetic Map
Chromosome 12
2.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 27)

Sequence Map
Chr12:8017208-8023641 bp, + strand
(From NCBI annotation of NCBI Build 37)
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Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; pig, domestic; rabbit, European; rat; sheep; hamster, golden    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Apob ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: apolipoprotein B
TreeFam: TF331316
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic 238055 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6434 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_009693 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 13931 C57BL/6
polypeptide NP_033823 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4505 C57BL/6
For the selected sequences
All sequences(37)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(11) : Targeted, knock-out(4) Targeted, other(7)
Homozygous null mutants usually die by midgestation and longer survivors exhibit exencephaly. Heterozygotes show reduced plasma cholesterol and apolipoprotein levels. Single isoform B100 and B48 null mutants are viable.
Associated Human Diseases (2)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (9)   Phenotype Images (3)  
Polymorphisms RFLP(6) SNPs within 2kb(35 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(39)
Process artery morphogenesis, cholesterol homeostasis...
Component endoplasmic reticulum, microsome...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (13 records)
Data Summary: Assays (3)    Results (26)    Tissues (13)    Images (2)
Theiler Stages: 11,17,21,26,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      Western blot 1   5
      RT-PCR 1   8
      RNase protection 1   13
cDNA source data(52)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(64) Genomic(4) cDNA(58) Primer pair(2) Antibodies(1)
Microarray probesets(2)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000020609
DoTS DT.492380, DT.91320976, DT.91325257, DT.94345476
UniGene 221239
DFCI TC1597783, TC1599362, TC1605478, TC1612818, TC1649586, TC1658823
NIA Mouse Gene Index U013736
Entrez Gene 238055
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Apob
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001747 Lipid transport protein, N-terminal
IPR009454 Lipid transport, open beta-sheet
IPR011030 Vitellinogen, superhelical
IPR015255 Vitellinogen, open beta-sheet
IPR015816 Vitellinogen, beta-sheet N-terminal
IPR015817 Vitellinogen, open beta-sheet, subdomain 1
IPR015819 Lipid transport protein, beta-sheet shell
References
(Earliest) J:24996 Mahley RW et al., "Plasma lipoproteins: apolipoprotein structure and function." J Lipid Res 1984 Dec 1;25(12):1277-94
(Latest) J:151211 Xie Y et al., "Decreased Expression of Cholesterol 7{alpha}-Hydroxylase and Altered Bile Acid Metabolism in Apobec-1-/- Mice Lead to Increased Gallstone Susceptibility." J Biol Chem 2009 Jun 19;284(25):16860-71
All references(108)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-1370, MGI:2144785

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last database update
11/20/2009
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