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Fabp6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fabp6
  • Name
    fatty acid binding protein 6
  • Synonyms
    gastrotropin, I-15P, I-BABP, ILBP3, Illbp
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96565
    NCBI Gene: 16204
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:43486876-43492367 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 25.81 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    327 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_96565
 protein coding gene Chr11:43486867-43492389 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200007129
 protein coding gene Chr11:40554702-40560162 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195006825
 protein coding gene Chr11:40507024-40512486 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220003235
 protein coding gene Chr11:40710796-40716281 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180001750
 protein coding gene Chr11:40499099-40504557 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175003698
 protein coding gene Chr11:40500617-40506075 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215008041
 protein coding gene Chr11:40426249-40431729 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016226
 protein coding gene Chr11:38814155-38820171 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005012900
 protein coding gene Chr11:40236204-40241830 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210006561
 protein coding gene Chr11:40389842-40395304 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185010138
 protein coding gene Chr11:40582177-40587661 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011096
 protein coding gene Chr11:40514141-40519629 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019135
 protein coding gene Chr11:40793104-40799005 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230027433
 protein coding gene Chr11:41719018-41724478 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190007313
 protein coding gene Chr11:40612392-40617866 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035146
 protein coding gene Chr11:43676293-43681776 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007147
 protein coding gene Chr11:40384823-40390542 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002200
 protein coding gene Chr11:40973112-40978573 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005002050
 protein coding gene Chr11:40376226-40381742 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FABP6, fatty acid binding protein 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FABP6, fatty acid binding protein 6
  • Synonyms
    I-15P, I-BABP, I-BALB, I-BAP, ILBP, ILBP3, ILLBP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2172
    UniProt: P51161

  • Chr Location
    5q33.3; chr5:160187363-160238735 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    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 sex-specific altered bile acid absorption and transport.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    13
  • GO References
    8
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
    691
  • Tissues
    46
  • cDNA Data
    5
  • Literature Summary
    8
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000020405 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5492 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000020672 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 479 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000020672 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 128 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 10
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 5
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11399
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 53
      Developmental Gene Expression 8
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 11
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:331835 Salazar-Petres E, et al., Placental structure, function, and mitochondrial phenotype relate to fetal size in each fetal sex in mice. Biol Reprod. 2022 Jun 13;106(6):1292-1311
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    09/08/2026
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