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Clu Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Clu
  • Name
    clusterin
  • Synonyms
    ApoJ, Apolipoprotein J, Cli, complement lysis inhibitor, D14Ucla3, Sgp-2, Sgp2, SP-40, Sugp-2, testosterone repressed prostate message-2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88423
    NCBI Gene: 12759
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    59 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:66206093-66218992 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 34.36 cM
  • Mapping Data
    16 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    417 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88423
protein coding gene Chr14:66205932-66218996 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028363
protein coding gene Chr14:54806460-54819521 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195012948
protein coding gene Chr14:54983796-54996848 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220031812
protein coding gene Chr14:54324293-54337356 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180031160
protein coding gene Chr14:54599978-54613037 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175034011
protein coding gene Chr14:56342874-56355935 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215011430
protein coding gene Chr14:54538892-54551957 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019432
protein coding gene Chr14:57112529-57125546 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005034016
protein coding gene Chr14:56243731-56256790 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210033766
protein coding gene Chr14:54971134-54984194 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185031152
protein coding gene Chr14:60140702-60153764 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205030836
protein coding gene Chr14:54486618-54499676 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000030628
protein coding gene Chr14:71313131-71326194 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230035716
protein coding gene Chr14:72169984-72183045 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030023
protein coding gene Chr14:54765844-54778902 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039824
protein coding gene Chr14:62498737-62511794 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010034722
protein coding gene Chr14:54203853-54216917 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010028251
protein coding gene Chr14:57694383-57707509 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039518
protein coding gene Chr14:54202474-54215522 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CLU, clusterin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CLU, clusterin
  • Synonyms
    AAG4, APO-J, APOJ, CLI, CLU1, CLU2, KUB1, NA1/NA2, SGP-2, SGP2, SP-40, TRPM-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1191
    UniProt: P10909

  • Chr Location
    8p21.1; chr8:27596917-27615056 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    9 with human CLU associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    24 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    5 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    74 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 gene leads to progressive renal glomerulopathy and increased severity of myosin-induced autoimmune myocarditis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 12759 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12900 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001422221 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1772 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q06890 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 448 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 598
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 579
      Primer pair 11
      Other 4
      Antibodies 3

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14642, MGD-MRK-2016, MGD-MRK-2022, MGD-MRK-3968, MGI:2145707, MGI:90170
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 260
      Developmental Gene Expression 59
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 74
    • Earliest
      J:17167 Jenne DE, et al., Molecular structure and functional characterization of a human complement cytolysis inhibitor found in blood and seminal plasma: identity to sulfated glycoprotein 2, a constituent of rat testis fluid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Sep;86(18):7123-7
    • Latest
      J:391329 Duan CH, et al., Loss of Echs1 in neural stem and progenitor cells impairs neurogenesis via ER stress activation and lipid metabolic reprogramming. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 1;17(1)

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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