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Gfi1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gfi1
  • Name
    growth factor independent 1 transcription repressor
  • Synonyms
    Gfi-1, Pal-1, Pal1
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:107864521-107873671 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 52.23 cM
  • Mapping Data
    15 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    235 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103170
 protein coding gene Chr5:107864521-107873902 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200005705
 protein coding gene Chr5:101613237-101622634 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195033362
 protein coding gene Chr5:101070504-101079887 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220032881
 protein coding gene Chr5:100623098-100632486 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180031590
 protein coding gene Chr5:101228050-101237433 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175041547
 protein coding gene Chr5:103260003-103269401 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215010955
 protein coding gene Chr5:101267407-101276788 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027508
 protein coding gene Chr5:100613340-100622733 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005021281
 protein coding gene Chr5:100505028-100514431 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210043532
 protein coding gene Chr5:102017621-102027019 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185046351
 protein coding gene Chr5:104917971-104927336 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205022599
 protein coding gene Chr5:100940123-100949531 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000015352
 protein coding gene Chr5:107974522-107983997 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230024438
 protein coding gene Chr5:109154338-109163734 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021696
 protein coding gene Chr5:100928407-100937781 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225024990
 protein coding gene Chr5:116776191-116785593 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010014706
 protein coding gene Chr5:99973171-99982588 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040115
 protein coding gene Chr5:103077346-103086779 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005042994
 protein coding gene Chr5:103645022-103654405 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GFI1, growth factor independent 1 transcriptional repressor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GFI1, growth factor independent 1 transcriptional repressor
  • Synonyms
    GFI-1, GFI1A, SCN2, ZNF163
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2672
    UniProt: Q99684

  • Chr Location
    1p22.1; chr1:92472360-92486925 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Gfi1 mouse models; 2 with human GFI1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    68 phenotypes from 10 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    22 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    164 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit loss of inner ear hair cells, ataxia, circling, and deafness. Mutants also show a block in granulocyte and neutrophil maturation, and are hypersensitive to endotoxin stimulation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    43
  • GO References
    14
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    999
  • Tissues
    217
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    29
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14581 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9151 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010278 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2862 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P70338 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 423 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 46
      Genomic 19
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 8
      Other 3
      Antibodies 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13127, MGD-MRK-13128, MGD-MRK-24036, MGI:2141203, MGI:97474
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 268
      Developmental Gene Expression 29
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 164
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:391705 Nakano Y, et al., CASZ1 regulates the maturation of outer hair cells and is required for hearing in mice. iScience. 2026 Sep 18;29(9):117341
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    09/08/2026
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