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Tmem38a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tmem38a
  • Name
    transmembrane protein 38A
  • Synonyms
    1110001E17Rik, TRIC-A
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1921416
    NCBI Gene: 74166
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:73325899-73341126 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 35.08 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    371 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1921416
 protein coding gene Chr8:73325033-73341128 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200027983
 protein coding gene Chr8:67691805-67707267 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195013956
 protein coding gene Chr8:68037494-68052721 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220024415
 protein coding gene Chr8:68170044-68185504 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180021564
 protein coding gene Chr8:67875545-67891006 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175019629
 protein coding gene Chr8:68013570-68029031 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020076
 protein coding gene Chr8:67598393-67613620 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031224
 protein coding gene Chr8:64629669-64644710 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005031318
 protein coding gene Chr8:67626904-67642352 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210030187
 protein coding gene Chr8:67920425-67935886 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185012637
 protein coding gene Chr8:74080816-74096277 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205022358
 protein coding gene Chr8:67170510-67185972 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000018813
 protein coding gene Chr8:76405845-76421071 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028252
 protein coding gene Chr8:77726509-77741969 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190023339
 protein coding gene Chr8:67910387-67925614 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225022865
 protein coding gene Chr8:81092398-81107859 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010034085
 protein coding gene Chr8:67809213-67824692 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010036368
 protein coding gene Chr8:69561965-69577436 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005020751
 protein coding gene Chr8:68685652-68701112 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM38A, transmembrane protein 38A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM38A, transmembrane protein 38A
  • Synonyms
    TRIC-A, TRICA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 79041
    UniProt: Q9H6F2

  • Chr Location
    19p13.11; chr19:16661129-16690023 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    10 phenotype references
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable and fertile.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    26
  • GO References
    6
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
Click cells to view annotations.
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
    634
  • Tissues
    3
  • cDNA Data
    9
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000031791 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15228 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000034244 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2124 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000034244 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 298 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 9
    cDNA 9

    Microarray probesets 5
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2142522
References
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  • Summaries
    All 41
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 6
    Phenotypes 10
  • Earliest
    J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
  • Latest
    J:343609 Ichimura A, et al., Atypical cell death and insufficient matrix organization in long-bone growth plates from Tric-b-knockout mice. Cell Death Dis. 2023 Dec 20;14(12):848
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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