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Apoe Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Apoe
apolipoprotein E
MGI:88057


Nomenclature History
STS D7Mit57
Genetic Map
Chromosome 7
4.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 30)

Sequence Map
Chr7:20281621-20284381 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    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Apoe ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: apolipoprotein A-I
TreeFam: TF334458
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic 11816 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2761 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_009696 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1266 C57BL/6
polypeptide P08226 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 311 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(47)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(32) : Targeted, knock-out(3) Targeted, other(9) Gene trapped(18) Transgenic(1) Spontaneous(1)
Mutations at this locus cause diet-induced hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. Homozygous null mutants also develop foam-cell rich deposits in proximal aorta, impaired blood-nerve and blood-brain barriers, and many xanthomatous lesions.
Associated Human Diseases (4)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (4)   Phenotype Images (10)  
Polymorphisms RFLP(8) SNPs within 2kb(39 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(36)
Process artery morphogenesis, cellular calcium ion homeostasis...
Component chylomicron, extracellular region...
Function cholesterol transporter activity, heparin binding...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (23 records)
Data Summary: Assays (14)    Results (176)    Tissues (145)    Images (29)
Theiler Stages: 11,13,15,22,23,24,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RT-PCR 2   48
      RNA in situ 3   98
      Northern blot 9   30
cDNA source data(28)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(38) Genomic(2) cDNA(28) Primer pair(2) Other(6)
Microarray probesets(2)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000002985
DoTS DT.87073740, DT.91406850, DT.91569392, DT.94158372, DT.97395435, DT.97396088
PDB 1YA9
DFCI TC1573648, TC1687215
NIA Mouse Gene Index U028237
Entrez Gene 11816
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Apoe
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR000074 Apolipoprotein A1/A4/E
IPR013326 Apolipoprotein/apolipophorin
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:5183 Forsthoefel PF et al., "Linkage relationships of Strong's luxoid gene in the mouse." J Hered 1970 Mar-Apr;61(2):64-6
(Latest) J:154141 Zhou C et al., "Activation of pregnane X receptor induces hypercholesterolemia in wild-type and accelerates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice." J Lipid Res 2009 May 12;():
All references(1022)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-1376, MGI:2141887

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last database update
11/20/2009
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