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Nanos3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Nanos3
  • Name
    nanos C2HC-type zinc finger 3
  • Synonyms
    nos3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2675387
    NCBI Gene: 244551
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:84900359-84911396 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 40.45 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    313 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2675387
 protein coding gene Chr8:84900359-84911846 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200025156
 protein coding gene Chr8:79270167-79273359 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195016917
 protein coding gene Chr8:79628906-79632668 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220022692
 protein coding gene Chr8:79669568-79672798 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180017739
 protein coding gene Chr8:79468677-79471907 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175010503
 protein coding gene Chr8:79559327-79563080 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215017423
 protein coding gene Chr8:79195186-79198554 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031296
 protein coding gene Chr8:75514551-75518199 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210020237
 protein coding gene Chr8:79551763-79555520 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185034409
 protein coding gene Chr8:85660374-85664126 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205036236
 protein coding gene Chr8:78606433-78609798 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000009185
 protein coding gene Chr8:87961283-87964651 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230026715
 protein coding gene Chr8:89267091-89270321 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190024455
 protein coding gene Chr8:79625155-79628875 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039467
 protein coding gene Chr8:92656155-92659523 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010026858
 protein coding gene Chr8:79306735-79310102 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010026686
 protein coding gene Chr8:81219530-81222885 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005014927
 protein coding gene Chr8:80364932-80368656 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NANOS3, nanos C2HC-type zinc finger 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    NANOS3, nanos C2HC-type zinc finger 3
  • Synonyms
    NANOS1L, NOS3, ZC2HC12C
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 342977
    UniProt: P60323

  • Chr Location
    19p13.12; chr19:13862036-13880757 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    9 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    68 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 inactivation of this locus results in both male and female infertility. Both male and female gonads are reduced in size and are devoid of germ cells, putatively due to impaired maintainence of primordial germ cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    33
  • GO References
    10
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
    675
  • Tissues
    33
  • cDNA Data
    7
  • Literature Summary
    16
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 244551 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 11038 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_194059 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 730 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P60324 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 178 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 11
      cDNA 7
      Primer pair 4
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 104
      Developmental Gene Expression 16
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 68
    • Earliest
      J:13049 Gruneberg H, Genetical studies on the skeleton of the mouse. XVIII. Three genes for syndactylism. J Genet. 1956;54(1):113-145
    • Latest
      J:373235 Dai P, et al., Unlocking Genetic Mysteries during the Epic Sperm Journey toward Fertilization: Further Expanding Cre Mouse Lines. Biomolecules. 2024 Apr 28;14(5)
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    09/08/2026
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