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Saa4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Saa4
  • Name
    serum amyloid A 4
  • Synonyms
    Saa-4, Saa-5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98224
    NCBI Gene: 20211
  • Member of
    Saa cluster
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    10 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:46377422-46382027 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 30.53 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    234 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98224
 protein coding gene Chr7:46377416-46382027 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028714
 protein coding gene Chr7:33995184-33999785 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195037124
 protein coding gene Chr7:38011533-38016142 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220007980
 protein coding gene Chr7:32306901-32311508 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180040000
 protein coding gene Chr7:34886925-34891532 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175029561
 protein coding gene Chr7:35431112-35435713 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215041823
 protein coding gene Chr7:34670576-34675181 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029766
 protein coding gene Chr7:48688901-48693655 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005045372
 protein coding gene Chr7:38400280-38404855 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210046137
 protein coding gene Chr7:35781497-35786102 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185043252
 protein coding gene Chr7:39677945-39682544 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205021564
 protein coding gene Chr7:35326076-35330679 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000051258
 protein coding gene Chr7:44160385-44165203 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230050022
 protein coding gene Chr7:45102219-45106819 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190041245
 protein coding gene Chr7:35653739-35658342 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225014251
 protein coding gene Chr7:43305492-43310095 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010037146
 protein coding gene Chr7:34626702-34631237 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010032565
 protein coding gene Chr7:34405137-34409709 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005026993
 protein coding gene Chr7:36207373-36211881 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SAA4, serum amyloid A4, constitutive
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SAA4, serum amyloid A4, constitutive
  • Synonyms
    C-SAA, CSAA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6291
    UniProt: P35542

  • Chr Location
    11p15.1; chr11:18231344-18236860 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    3
  • GO References
    3
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
    669
  • Tissues
    10
  • cDNA Data
    12
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000040017 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4606 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000006952 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2094 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000006952 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 130 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    1 Sequence
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR000096 Serum amyloid A protein
    IPR052464 Synovial Proliferation Regulator
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 22
    Genomic 5
    cDNA 12
    Other 5
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-14276, MGD-MRK-14281
References
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  • Summaries
    All 42
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 12
  • Earliest
    J:8180 Stearman RS, et al., The sequence and structure of a new serum amyloid A gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 1986 Jan 24;14(2):797-809
  • Latest
    J:389438 Srinivasan T, et al., The gut microbiota directs vitamin A flux to regulate intestinal T cell development. Cell Host Microbe. 2026 Jun 17;
Contributing Projects:
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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