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Rigi Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Rigi
  • Name
    RNA sensor RIG-I
  • Synonyms
    6430573D20Rik, Ddx58, DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 58, Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I, RIG-I
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2442858
    NCBI Gene: 230073
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:40203773-40239828 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 20.24 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1077 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2442858
 protein coding gene Chr4:40203773-40239843 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200004798
 protein coding gene Chr4:37046670-37081660 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195003349
 protein coding gene Chr4:37426990-37462000 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220035962
 protein coding gene Chr4:37253363-37288372 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180023121
 protein coding gene Chr4:37006752-37041737 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175021133
 protein coding gene Chr4:37392510-37427514 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019317
 protein coding gene Chr4:37025344-37060330 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025893
 protein coding gene Chr4:34334204-34381186 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005004502
 protein coding gene Chr4:36903934-36938653 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210007543
 protein coding gene Chr4:37088701-37123697 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006055
 protein coding gene Chr4:37162336-37197318 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025951
 protein coding gene Chr4:36719359-36754359 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000009225
 protein coding gene Chr4:37083079-37117108 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230000839
 protein coding gene Chr4:40540093-40575064 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190005830
 protein coding gene Chr4:37116465-37151467 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006494
 protein coding gene Chr4:44419314-44454292 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010006034
 protein coding gene Chr4:36604573-36642471 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010021072
 protein coding gene Chr4:37598242-37635805 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005046281
 protein coding gene Chr4:36982007-37016195 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RIGI, RNA sensor RIG-I
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RIGI, RNA sensor RIG-I
  • Synonyms
    DDX58, RIG1, RIG-I, RLR-1, SGMRT2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23586
    UniProt: O95786

  • Chr Location
    9p21.1; chr9:32455302-32526348 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    28 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    80 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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Most homozygotes for a null allele die in utero with liver apoptosis while survivors show impaired IFN induction and succumb to infection with certain RNA viruses. Homozygotes for another null allele are viable but develop colitis and progressive granulocytosis leading to chronic myeloid leukemia.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    120
  • GO References
    19
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
    653
  • Tissues
    13
  • cDNA Data
    53
  • Literature Summary
    9
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000040296 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 36056 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000037907 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3874 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000042433 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 926 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 56
      cDNA 53
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:7328921
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 243
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 19
      Phenotypes 80
    • Earliest
      J:80000 The FANTOM Consortium and The RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group Phase I & II Team, Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs. Nature. 2002;420:563-573
    • Latest
      J:383439 Munisha M, et al., Chronic replication stress-mediated genomic instability disrupts placenta development in mice. PLoS Genet. 2026 Apr;22(4):e1012111
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    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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    09/01/2026
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