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Tcof1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tcof1
  • Name
    treacle ribosome biogenesis factor 1
  • Synonyms
    treacle
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:892003
    NCBI Gene: 21453
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr18:60946827-60982043 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 18, 34.41 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1127 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_892003
 protein coding gene Chr18:60946827-60982055 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200032763
 protein coding gene Chr18:58109483-58144713 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195005245
 protein coding gene Chr18:58172856-58208368 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220015986
 protein coding gene Chr18:58163082-58198461 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011700
 protein coding gene Chr18:58744518-58780034 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175032094
 protein coding gene Chr18:58359457-58394673 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215037230
 protein coding gene Chr18:57679330-57714546 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022313
 protein coding gene Chr18:57597030-57631997 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005026863
 protein coding gene Chr18:57378930-57413958 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210030060
 protein coding gene Chr18:58307203-58342712 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185014361
 protein coding gene Chr18:58206722-58241935 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205016684
 protein coding gene Chr18:57691935-57727141 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016589
 protein coding gene Chr18:58070237-58105307 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009463
 protein coding gene Chr18:60269150-60304375 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028265
 protein coding gene Chr18:57958853-57993936 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225034600
 protein coding gene Chr18:60144099-60179301 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010008342
 protein coding gene Chr18:58489536-58524511 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016243
 protein coding gene Chr18:58736122-58770432 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005008866
 protein coding gene Chr18:57833592-57868810 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TCOF1, treacle ribosome biogenesis factor 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TCOF1, treacle ribosome biogenesis factor 1
  • Synonyms
    MFD1, TCS, TCS1, treacle
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6949
    UniProt: Q13428

  • Chr Location
    5q32-q33.1; chr5:150357629-150400491 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Tcof1 mouse models; 2 with human TCOF1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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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
    106 phenotypes from 1 allele in 6 genetic backgrounds
    1 images
    27 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.
Heterozygotes for a targeted null mutation die perinatally with severe craniofacial malformations including agenesis of the nasal passages, abnormal development of the maxilla, exencephaly, and anophthalmia. Phenotype penetrance varies depending on strain background.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    17
  • GO References
    6
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    711
  • Tissues
    48
  • cDNA Data
    137
  • Literature Summary
    9
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000024613 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 35217 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000175934 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4595 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000135639 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1356 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 144
      cDNA 138
      Primer pair 4
      Other 2
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2147170, MGI:2147355
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 64
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 27
    • Earliest
      J:15125 Jabs EW, et al., Genetic and physical mapping of the Treacher Collins syndrome locus with respect to loci in the chromosome 5q3 region. Genomics. 1993 Oct;18(1):7-13
    • Latest
      J:373164 Fitriasari S, et al., Gene-environment interactions modulate the phenotype severity in mouse models of congenital craniofacial syndromes. J Clin Invest. 2025 Oct 1;135(19)
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    09/01/2026
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