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Bpifa1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bpifa1
  • Name
    BPI fold containing family A, member 1
  • Synonyms
    Plunc, SPLUNC1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1338036
    NCBI Gene: 18843
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:153984800-153991137 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 76.15 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    277 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1338036
 protein coding gene Chr2:153984800-153991139 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200025884
 protein coding gene Chr2:150902049-150908410 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195021400
 protein coding gene Chr2:151213684-151220065 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220045303
 protein coding gene Chr2:150509924-150516263 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180040092
 protein coding gene Chr2:150675322-150681681 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175041509
 protein coding gene Chr2:151419534-151425895 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215031285
 protein coding gene Chr2:150831799-150838138 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024502
 protein coding gene Chr2:146068614-146075029 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005040466
 protein coding gene Chr2:149815156-149821522 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210042914
 protein coding gene Chr2:151356047-151362408 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185044593
 protein coding gene Chr2:151046903-151053279 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205030922
 protein coding gene Chr2:150097104-150103468 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000042873
 protein coding gene Chr2:150702587-150708965 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031259
 protein coding gene Chr2:152650716-152657075 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035158
 protein coding gene Chr2:150801368-150807740 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225005144
 protein coding gene Chr2:160682427-160688766 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040130
 protein coding gene Chr2:150686779-150693156 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010025160
 protein coding gene Chr2:153446358-153451851 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039735
 protein coding gene Chr2:150496264-150502607 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BPIFA1, BPI fold containing family A member 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BPIFA1, BPI fold containing family A member 1
  • Synonyms
    bA49G10.5, LUNX, NASG, PLUNC, SPLUNC1, SPURT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51297
    UniProt: Q9NP55

  • Chr Location
    20q11.21; chr20:33235995-33243311 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Bpifa1 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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
    9 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    14 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.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out or ENU-induced allele exhibit increased susceptiblity to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Club cell-specific conditional or constitutive homozygous KO also increases susceptibility to Influenza A virus infection.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    35
  • GO References
    8
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
    685
  • Tissues
    56
  • cDNA Data
    34
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18843 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6338 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011126 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1109 Not Specified  
    polypeptide P97361 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 278 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000012889 BPI fold-containing family A member 1
      (term hierarchy)
    • PDB
      6BAQ
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR017943 Bactericidal permeability-increasing protein, alpha/beta domain superfamily
      IPR051902 BPI fold-containing superfamily member
      IPR017942 Lipid-binding serum glycoprotein, N-terminal
    • GlyGen
      P97361 2 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 36
      cDNA 34
      Primer pair 1
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 57
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 14
    • Earliest
      J:54521 Weston WM, et al., Differential display identification of plunc, a novel gene expressed in embryonic palate, nasal epithelium, and adult lung. J Biol Chem. 1999 May 7;274(19):13698-703
    • Latest
      J:322001 Gao H, et al., The Lineage Differentiation and Dynamic Heterogeneity of Thymic Epithelial Cells During Thymus Organogenesis. Front Immunol. 2022;13:805451
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    09/08/2026
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