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Pou3f1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pou3f1
  • Name
    POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 1
  • Synonyms
    Oct-6, Oct6, Otf6, Scip, Test1, Tst-1, Tst1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:101896
    NCBI Gene: 18991
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:124551439-124554448 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 57.86 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    93 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_101896
 protein coding gene Chr4:124550600-124554448 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200012356
 protein coding gene Chr4:117982595-117986443 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027104
 protein coding gene Chr4:119304366-119308214 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021324
 protein coding gene Chr4:118279367-118283215 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180037453
 protein coding gene Chr4:116957715-116961563 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175021058
 protein coding gene Chr4:117970654-117974501 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215037510
 protein coding gene Chr4:119463030-119466878 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026446
 protein coding gene Chr4:114427306-114431155 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005042704
 protein coding gene Chr4:118821704-118825548 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210052028
 protein coding gene Chr4:117599499-117603346 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185045810
 protein coding gene Chr4:119132158-119136005 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205014499
 protein coding gene Chr4:117330783-117334631 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000019750
 protein coding gene Chr4:119753667-119757516 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040137
 protein coding gene Chr4:122920491-122924339 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190043761
 protein coding gene Chr4:117330543-117334391 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225015508
 protein coding gene Chr4:128824743-128828591 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038236
 protein coding gene Chr4:116776192-116780042 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040271
 protein coding gene Chr4:118863575-118867421 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005042690
 protein coding gene Chr4:117192279-117196127 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    POU3F1, POU class 3 homeobox 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    POU3F1, POU class 3 homeobox 1
  • Synonyms
    OCT6, OTF6, SCIP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5453
    UniProt: Q03052

  • Chr Location
    1p34.3; chr1:38043829-38046793 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    24 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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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit cyanosis and respiratory distress at birth and defective peripheral myelination due to arrested Scwann cell maturation. Mutants usually die at birth or shortly thereafter.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    41
  • GO References
    16
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
    1298
  • Tissues
    375
  • cDNA Data
    26
  • Literature Summary
    180
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18991 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3010 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011141 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3013 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P21952 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 449 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 65
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 34
      Primer pair 15
      Other 13
      Antibodies 19

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13081, MGD-MRK-15042, MGD-MRK-15280, MGD-MRK-18723
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 250
      Developmental Gene Expression 180
      Gene Ontology 16
      Phenotypes 24
    • Earliest
      J:9856 He X, et al., Expression of a large family of POU-domain regulatory genes in mammalian brain development [published erratum appears in Nature 1989 Aug 24;340(6235):662]. Nature. 1989 Jul 6;340(6228):35-41
    • Latest
      J:390120 Trowe MO, et al., Mesenchymal WNT signaling coordinates epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation in the developing murine ureter. Cell Commun Signal. 2026 Jul 21;24(1)
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    09/08/2026
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