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Nf1 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Nf1
neurofibromatosis 1
MGI:97306


Nomenclature History
Synonyms neurofibromin, Nf-1
Genetic Map
Chromosome 11
46.06 cM, cytoband B4-5
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 22)

Sequence Map
Chr11:79153195-79395114 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; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Nf1 ± 2 cM)
TreeFam: TF300302
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic OTTMUSG00000000164 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 241920 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_010897 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 11847 C57BL/6
polypeptide Q04690 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 2841 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(29)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(23) : Targeted, knock-out(4) Targeted, other(3) Gene trapped(16)
Homozygous embryos die by day 14.5 with enlarged head and chest, pale liver, microphthalmia, cardiac defects and delayed organ development. Heterozygotes have elevated astrocyte number, predisposition to multiple tumor types and learning/memory deficits.
Associated Human Diseases (4)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (4)  
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(469 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(111)
Process actin cytoskeleton organization, adrenal gland development...
Component cytoplasm, intracellular...
Function GTPase activator activity, microtubule binding...
This is a GO Consortium Reference Genome Project gene.
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (12 records)
Data Summary: Assays (17)    Results (184)    Tissues (107)    Images (32)
Theiler Stages: 12,14,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      Western blot 4   19
      RT-PCR 4   63
      RNA in situ 3   15
      Immunohistochemistry 2   60
      Northern blot 4   27
cDNA source data(23)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(51) Genomic(15) cDNA(29) Primer pair(5) Other(2) Antibodies(4)
Microarray probesets(3)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000020716
DoTS DT.530303, DT.91337095, DT.94205971
DFCI TC1597014, TC1597700, TC1666374
NIA Mouse Gene Index U013036
Entrez Gene 18015
VEGA Gene Model OTTMUSG00000000164
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Nf1
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001251 Cellular retinaldehyde-binding/triple function, C-terminal
IPR001936 Ras GTPase-activating protein
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:32338 Julien JP et al., "Cloning of a cDNA encoding the smallest neurofilament protein from the rat." Biochim Biophys Acta 1985 Aug 21;825(4):398-404
(Latest) J:153839 Cutts BA et al., "Nf1 deficiency cooperates with oncogenic K-RAS to induce acute myeloid leukemia in mice." Blood 2009 Oct 22;114(17):3629-32
All references(177)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-12821, MGD-MRK-12822, MGI:2144546

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last database update
11/20/2009
MGI_4.31
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