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Sox5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Sox5
  • Name
    SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 5
  • Synonyms
    A730017D01Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98367
    NCBI Gene: 20678
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    25 TSS
  • Regulated by
    Rr67 (1 regulatory region)
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:143774151-144727703 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 76.14 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    11503 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98367
 protein coding gene Chr6:143774151-144728008 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200033127
 protein coding gene Chr6:141317246-141699665 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007828
 protein coding gene Chr6:140223971-140605849 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220030961
 protein coding gene Chr6:138450385-138831652 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180017133
 protein coding gene Chr6:140351248-140733097 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033904
 protein coding gene Chr6:140250546-140631799 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016811
 protein coding gene Chr6:140420533-140802261 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029042
 protein coding gene Chr6:141633029-142575746 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005035842
 protein coding gene Chr6:141062559-141440233 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210003940
 protein coding gene Chr6:140313223-140694405 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185021660
 protein coding gene Chr6:140963870-141345112 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017646
 protein coding gene Chr6:139306308-139683346 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000006588
 protein coding gene Chr6:139633207-140011134 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230005533
 protein coding gene Chr6:142075779-142461460 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190006509
 protein coding gene Chr6:140789469-141171284 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225013402
 protein coding gene Chr6:144953748-145334907 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010032160
 protein coding gene Chr6:138715527-139092525 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010015500
 protein coding gene Chr6:142614048-142995218 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005021426
 protein coding gene Chr6:140999891-141377247 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SOX5, SRY-box transcription factor 5
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SOX5, SRY-box transcription factor 5
  • Synonyms
    LAMSHF, L-SOX5, L-SOX5B, L-SOX5F
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6660
    UniProt: P35711

  • Chr Location
    12p12.1; chr12:23529504-24562650 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    17 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    24 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    32 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.
Homozygous null mice fail to breathe and die at birth exhibiting a narrow thoracic cage, irregularly mineralized sternum, cleft secondary palate, and delayed bone mineralization. Homozygotes for a transposon induced insertion die shortly after birth exhibiting cyanosis and respiratory distress.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    44
  • GO References
    17
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
    1051
  • Tissues
    356
  • cDNA Data
    48
  • Literature Summary
    136
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000041540 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 953553 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000038815 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 7243 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000047567 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 763 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 76
      cDNA 49
      Primer pair 19
      Other 8
      Antibodies 10

      Microarray probesets 8
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14506, MGI:2141442, MGI:2442476
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 211
      Developmental Gene Expression 136
      Gene Ontology 17
      Phenotypes 32
    • Earliest
      J:1195 Denny P, et al., A conserved family of genes related to the testis determining gene, SRY. Nucleic Acids Res. 1992 Jun 11;20(11):2887
    • Latest
      J:391101 Tirado-Melendro P, et al., Sox5 controls cell cycle progression in intermediate progenitor cells during dentate gyrus development. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2026;14:1876208
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    09/08/2026
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