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Cacnb4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cacnb4
  • Name
    calcium channel, voltage-dependent, beta 4 subunit
  • Synonyms
    3110038O15Rik, Cchb4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103301
    NCBI Gene: 12298
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    14 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:52318332-52566816 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 29.98 cM
  • Mapping Data
    11 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    7099 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103301
 protein coding gene Chr2:52318332-52566843 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200010455
 protein coding gene Chr2:49301412-49550869 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195010034
 protein coding gene Chr2:49450441-49699963 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220020419
 protein coding gene Chr2:49582720-49832221 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180020035
 protein coding gene Chr2:49439093-49687608 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175013707
 protein coding gene Chr2:49474781-49724259 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012712
 protein coding gene Chr2:49484894-49733451 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023558
 protein coding gene Chr2:47743494-47991668 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005001422
 protein coding gene Chr2:48990787-49240331 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000654
 protein coding gene Chr2:49487706-49737208 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002437
 protein coding gene Chr2:49355410-49604875 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205001474
 protein coding gene Chr2:49151673-49408470 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000000437
 protein coding gene Chr2:49183136-49438522 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230000676
 protein coding gene Chr2:51263654-51512143 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190001818
 protein coding gene Chr2:49402945-49652398 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225000292
 protein coding gene Chr2:58974792-59223312 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010004057
 protein coding gene Chr2:49338924-49586824 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010010618
 protein coding gene Chr2:50336009-50584220 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005001183
 protein coding gene Chr2:49438898-49686229 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CACNB4, calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CACNB4, calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 4
  • Synonyms
    CAB4, CACNLB4, EA5, EIG9, EJM, EJM4, EJM6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 785
    UniProt: O00305

  • Chr Location
    2q23.3; chr2:151832771-152099167 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human CACNB4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    58 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    43 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

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Homozygous mutants have lethargic behavior, unstable gait and seizures, with peripheral motor nerves showing reduced conduction velocity and prolonged distal latency.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    70
  • GO References
    29
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
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  • Assay Results
    706
  • Tissues
    64
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    15
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 12298 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 248485 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001285427 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 8032 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q8R0S4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 519 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000004949 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR008145 Guanylate kinase/L-type calcium channel beta subunit
      IPR027417 P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolase
      IPR001452 SH3 domain
      IPR036028 SH3-like domain superfamily
      IPR000584 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, L-type, beta subunit
      IPR046937 Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1-4, N-terminal A domain
    • GlyGen
      Q8R0S4 3 sites, 2 N-linked glycans (2 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      cDNA 19
      Primer pair 10
      Other 5
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 8
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11801, MGD-MRK-24185, MGI:1920370
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 110
      Developmental Gene Expression 15
      Gene Ontology 29
      Phenotypes 43
    • Earliest
      J:5281 Dung HC, et al., Histo-pathologic observations of the nervous and lymphoid tissues of lethargic mutant mice. Tex Rep Biol Med. 1972 Spring;30(1):23-39
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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