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Mir140 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mir140
  • Name
    microRNA 140
  • Synonyms
    Mirn140, mmu-mir-140
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:108277876-108277945 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 54.33 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    73 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2676825
 miRNA gene Chr8:108277876-108277945 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200015178
 miRNA gene Chr8:102559540-102559609 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195021274
 miRNA gene Chr8:102881990-102882059 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220015641
 miRNA gene Chr8:103020977-103021046 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180027084
 miRNA gene Chr8:102887671-102887740 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175025756
 miRNA gene Chr8:102944697-102944766 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215037507
 miRNA gene Chr8:102557568-102557637 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0008219
 miRNA gene Chr8:98682444-98682513 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005035204
 miRNA gene Chr8:102321555-102321624 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036956
 miRNA gene Chr8:102872038-102872107 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185005874
 miRNA gene Chr8:108980810-108980879 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205018540
 miRNA gene Chr8:101855662-101855731 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000021949
 miRNA gene Chr8:111313974-111314043 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230036634
 miRNA gene Chr8:112661036-112661105 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028987
 miRNA gene Chr8:103006248-103006317 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023369
 miRNA gene Chr8:116011640-116011709 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010029418
 miRNA gene Chr8:102797878-102797947 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010042567
 miRNA gene Chr8:104866785-104866854 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005033377
 miRNA gene Chr8:103690319-103690388 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MIR140, microRNA 140
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MIR140, microRNA 140
  • Synonyms
    mir-140, MIRN140, miRNA140, SEDN
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 406932

  • Chr Location
    chr16:69933081-69933180 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Mir140 mouse models; 2 with human MIR140 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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
    31 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 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 allele exhibit decreased stature, body weight, and long bone length, cranofacial defects, and osteoarthritis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    14
  • 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
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
    785
  • Tissues
    80
  • Literature Summary
    24
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    • All Sequences
      25
    • RefSeq
      1
    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 387158 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 70 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NR_029553 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 70 C57BL/6  
    For the selected sequence
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 12
      Primer pair 5
      Other 7
    Other Database
    Links
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    miRBase MI0000165
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 61
      Developmental Gene Expression 24
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 11
    • Earliest
      J:84907 Lagos-Quintana M, et al., Identification of tissue-specific microRNAs from mouse. Curr Biol. 2002 Apr 30;12(9):735-9
    • Latest
      J:351029 Bai P, et al., DFMG decreases angiogenesis to uphold plaque stability by inhibiting the TLR4/VEGF pathway in mice. PLoS One. 2024;19(4):e0302387
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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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