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Tmem278 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tmem278
  • Name
    transmembrane protein 278
  • Synonyms
    A230069A22Rik, Tmem88b
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2444329
    NCBI Gene: 320587
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:155866048-155870331 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 87.36 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    264 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2444329
protein coding gene Chr4:155866048-155870331 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200018507
protein coding gene Chr4:146920833-146925113 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195018458
protein coding gene Chr4:148586941-148591222 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220023920
protein coding gene Chr4:148162337-148166617 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180002399
protein coding gene Chr4:146241514-146245794 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175014975
protein coding gene Chr4:149542128-149546409 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215010716
protein coding gene Chr4:148388835-148393122 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026902
protein coding gene Chr4:145685247-145689530 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005028574
protein coding gene Chr4:152245799-152250141 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210004401
protein coding gene Chr4:148200486-148204767 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185015161
protein coding gene Chr4:151758028-151762308 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020852
protein coding gene Chr4:146662357-146666636 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000000198
protein coding gene Chr4:154790351-154794698 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230021944
protein coding gene Chr4:158490883-158495369 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190003652
protein coding gene Chr4:147866151-147870429 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023402
protein coding gene Chr4:162480640-162484920 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010025333
protein coding gene Chr4:147042811-147047156 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019613
protein coding gene Chr4:148988185-148990288 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005006039
protein coding gene Chr4:146074796-146079082 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM278, transmembrane protein 278
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM278, transmembrane protein 278
  • Synonyms
    TMEM88B
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 643965
    UniProt: A6NKF7

  • Chr Location
    1p36.33; chr1:1425871-1430255 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    5 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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Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 320587 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4284 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001033394 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3471 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q3TYP4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 173 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 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:7864114
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 25
      Gene Ontology 2
      Phenotypes 5
    • 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:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
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