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Plp1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Plp1
  • Name
    proteolipid protein (myelin) 1
  • Synonyms
    DM20, Plp
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97623
    NCBI Gene: 18823
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    53 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:135723420-135740482 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 59.10 cM, cytoband F1-F2
  • Mapping Data
    64 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    395 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97623
protein coding gene ChrX:135720897-135740482 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200046842
protein coding gene ChrX:114718768-114735822 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195044979
protein coding gene ChrX:118583132-118600188 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220034114
protein coding gene ChrX:112031525-112048595 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180033861
protein coding gene ChrX:115016311-115033370 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033054
protein coding gene ChrX:118871753-118888785 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215044211
protein coding gene ChrX:115426069-115443133 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0033426
protein coding gene ChrX:125560790-125595673 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039796
protein coding gene ChrX:116099035-116115974 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210037673
protein coding gene ChrX:115806730-115823770 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185028365
protein coding gene ChrX:129698265-129715306 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026922
protein coding gene ChrX:114188689-114205745 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019705
protein coding gene ChrX:148905339-148923089 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230035413
protein coding gene ChrX:136327394-136344448 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035487
protein coding gene ChrX:115196640-115213692 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225036685
protein coding gene ChrX:141014133-141031217 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038980
protein coding gene ChrX:113654964-113671914 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010034076
protein coding gene ChrX:118217278-118235715 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005036989
protein coding gene ChrX:115865355-115882405 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PLP1, proteolipid protein 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PLP1, proteolipid protein 1
  • Synonyms
    GPM6C, HLD1, MMPL, PLP, PLP/DM20, PMD, SPG2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5354
    UniProt: P60201

  • Chr Location
    Xq22.2; chrX:103769047-103792677 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Plp1 mouse models; 2 with human PLP1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
View 2 models
IDs
View 8 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    7 with disease annotations
  • References
    8 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    66 phenotypes from 16 alleles in 29 genetic backgrounds
    41 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    211 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.
Males hemizygous for X-linked missense and partially deleted mutations typically exhibit central nervous system demyelination, loss of oligodendrocytes, tremors, convulsions, and lethality, but targeted null mutants are essentially normal and fertile.
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 ENSMUSG00000031425 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17063 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000033800 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4699 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000033800 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 277 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 151
      Genomic 23
      cDNA 81
      Primer pair 20
      Other 27
      Antibodies 5

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11530, MGD-MRK-12562, MGD-MRK-13363, MGD-MRK-14219
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 558
      Developmental Gene Expression 159
      Diseases 8
      Gene Ontology 18
      Phenotypes 211
    • Earliest
      J:288 Phillips RJS, Jimpy, a new totally sexlinked gene in the house mouse. Z Indukt Abstamm Vererbungsl. 1954;86(3):322-6
    • 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
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory