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G6pdx Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    G6pdx
  • Name
    glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase X-linked
  • Synonyms
    G28A, G6pd, Gpdx
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:105979
    NCBI Gene: 14381
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:73453089-73472486 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 38.00 cM, cytoband A2-A3
  • Mapping Data
    41 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    312 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    4
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_105979
 protein coding gene ChrX:73453089-73472800 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200040308
 protein coding gene ChrX:55513405-55533131 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195034677
 protein coding gene ChrX:59189437-59209149 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220043664
 protein coding gene ChrX:54491756-54511469 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180049007
 protein coding gene ChrX:55770183-55789898 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175033409
 protein coding gene ChrX:59353774-59373486 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215040721
 protein coding gene ChrX:55854376-55874088 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0033188
 protein coding gene ChrX:69464430-69483561 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039863
 protein coding gene ChrX:57266196-57285948 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036358
 protein coding gene ChrX:56034475-56054188 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185030678
 protein coding gene ChrX:68456224-68475929 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205021821
 protein coding gene ChrX:55335499-55355232 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000039913
 protein coding gene ChrX:89192055-89210753 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230034081
 protein coding gene ChrX:75035520-75055243 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190043270
 protein coding gene ChrX:55274435-55294166 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225046664
 protein coding gene ChrX:80239924-80259646 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045069
 protein coding gene ChrX:55013222-55031939 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010035181
 protein coding gene ChrX:58099513-58118929 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005046420
 protein coding gene ChrX:56101715-56121437 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    G6PD, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
  • Synonyms
    CNSHA1, G6PD1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2539
    UniProt: P11413

  • Chr Location
    Xq28; chrX:154517825-154547584 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with G6pdx mouse models; 8 with human G6PD associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    36 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    46 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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Null mutants show placental defects and arrest developmentally; hemizygous males dying by day 10.5 and heterozygous females by day 11.5 with the normal X selectively inactive. Hypomorphic mutants show increased mutagenesis and oxidative stress in spleen.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    73
  • GO References
    36
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
    726
  • Tissues
    114
  • cDNA Data
    113
  • Literature Summary
    12
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14381 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 19398 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008062 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2354 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q00612 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 515 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 131
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 118
      Primer pair 2
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10225, MGD-MRK-33659, MGD-MRK-9915
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 152
      Developmental Gene Expression 12
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 36
      Phenotypes 46
    • Earliest
      J:5105 Ruddle FH, et al., Allelically-determined isozyme polymorphisms in laboratory populations of mice. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1968 Jun 14;151(1):531-9
    • Latest
      J:389721 Chen Z, et al., Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway is required for T cell activation and antitumor immunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Dec 9;122(49):e2516288122
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    09/08/2026
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