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Twist1 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Twist1
twist homolog 1 (Drosophila)
MGI:98872


Nomenclature History
Synonyms bHLHa38, charlie chaplin, M-Twist, pdt, Pluridigite, Skam10Jus, Ska10
Genetic Map
Chromosome 12
16.0 cM, cytoband B-C1
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 6)

Sequence Map
Chr12:34642536-34644682 bp, + strand
(From Ensembl annotation of NCBI Build 37)
Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Twist1 ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, Twist/Epicardin/Musculin types
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic ENSMUSG00000035799 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2147 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_011658 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1665 -
polypeptide P26687 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 206 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(14)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(6) : Targeted, knock-out(2) Targeted, other(1) Chemically induced(3)
Homozygous embyros have neural tube defects and die around E11. Heterozygous mutants are viable and exhibit features of human Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, including hindlimb polydactyly, craniofacial defects, long bone abnormalities, an abnormal gait and a small size.
Associated Human Diseases (1)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (3)   Phenotype Images (1)  
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(3 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(19)
Process apoptosis, cell differentiation...
Component nucleus
Function DNA binding, transcription factor activity...
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (96 records)
Data Summary: Assays (25)    Results (143)    Tissues (99)    Images (63)
Theiler Stages: 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RT-PCR 2   8
      RNA in situ 20   115
      Immunohistochemistry 1   8
      Northern blot 2   12
cDNA source data(31)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(44) Genomic(4) cDNA(34) Primer pair(2) Other(4) Antibodies(1)
Microarray probesets(2)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000035799
DoTS DT.530991
UniGene 3280
DFCI TC1582686
NIA Mouse Gene Index U013856
Entrez Gene 22160
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Twist1
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001092 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain
IPR011598 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding
IPR015789 Twist
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:8293 Shedlovsky A et al., "Induction of recessive lethal mutations in the T/t-H-2 region of the mouse genome by a point mutagen." Genet Res 1986 Apr;47(2):135-42
(Latest) J:150764 Bildsoe H et al., "Requirement for Twist1 in frontonasal and skull vault development in the mouse embryo." Dev Biol 2009 Jul 15;331(2):176-88
All references(135)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-15305, MGI:1890569, MGI:2144752, MGI:3038444

Contributing Projects:
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last database update
11/20/2009
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