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Vil1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vil1
  • Name
    villin 1
  • Synonyms
    Villin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98930
    NCBI Gene: 22349
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:74448543-74474719 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 38.54 cM, cytoband C5
  • Mapping Data
    56 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    808 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_98930
protein coding gene Chr1:74448535-74474719 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200031978
protein coding gene Chr1:72111466-72137881 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195008249
protein coding gene Chr1:71536394-71562763 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220010271
protein coding gene Chr1:71682144-71708578 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180016884
protein coding gene Chr1:71795222-71821400 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175015131
protein coding gene Chr1:71936780-71963151 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215009982
protein coding gene Chr1:71840540-71866721 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014263
protein coding gene Chr1:67968434-67994741 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005027131
protein coding gene Chr1:71564745-71590967 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210033131
protein coding gene Chr1:71620921-71647338 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185029666
protein coding gene Chr1:72714780-72741207 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205032444
protein coding gene Chr1:71290146-71316324 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000004562
protein coding gene Chr1:71615201-71641321 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009584
protein coding gene Chr1:72704645-72731065 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190032760
protein coding gene Chr1:71846749-71873179 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225038590
protein coding gene Chr1:75919751-75946168 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010012980
protein coding gene Chr1:71191261-71217409 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010017687
protein coding gene Chr1:73292425-73318633 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005012205
protein coding gene Chr1:71468491-71494899 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VIL1, villin 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VIL1, villin 1
  • Synonyms
    D2S1471, VIL
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7429
    UniProt: P09327

  • Chr Location
    2q35; chr2:218419083-218453295 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    39 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

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Homozygous null mutants do not exhibit gross abnormalities or apparent defects of microvilli morphogenesis, however in one line, an increased sensitivity to colitis induced by dextran sulfate was observed.
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 22349 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 26177 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009509 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3117 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q62468 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 827 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 26
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 5
      Other 3
      Antibodies 10

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15393
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 169
      Developmental Gene Expression 52
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 39
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • 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;

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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