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Sftpb Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Sftpb
  • Name
    surfactant associated protein B
  • Synonyms
    SF-B, Sftp-3, Sftp3, SP-B
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109516
    NCBI Gene: 20388
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    25 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:72281594-72291354 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 32.27 cM
  • Mapping Data
    11 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    109 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109516
protein coding gene Chr6:72281594-72291354 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200009757
protein coding gene Chr6:69185640-69195401 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040278
protein coding gene Chr6:68947834-68957601 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039697
protein coding gene Chr6:67922743-67932085 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180035082
protein coding gene Chr6:69302805-69312565 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175012025
protein coding gene Chr6:108107863-108117664 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215041279
protein coding gene Chr6:69275499-69285259 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028497
protein coding gene Chr6:69172891-69182243 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005033455
protein coding gene Chr6:69433174-69442609 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210033935
protein coding gene Chr6:69133077-69142879 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185039129
protein coding gene Chr6:69693211-69703011 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205031812
protein coding gene Chr6:68398334-68408088 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000028216
protein coding gene Chr6:68742423-68751765 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230023143
protein coding gene Chr6:70780672-70790432 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190033341
protein coding gene Chr6:68661926-68671270 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006805
protein coding gene Chr6:72754509-72764269 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010018422
protein coding gene Chr6:68152521-68161887 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010023090
protein coding gene Chr6:69981548-69989707 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005022670
protein coding gene Chr6:69686150-69695771 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SFTPB, surfactant protein B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SFTPB, surfactant protein B
  • Synonyms
    PSP-B, SFTB3, SFTP3, SMDP1, SP-B
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6439
    UniProt: P07988

  • Chr Location
    2p11.2; chr2:85655154-85668741 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    13 with human SFTPB associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    25 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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Inactivation of this gene results in respiratory failure.
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 20388 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9761 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_147779 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1562 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P50405 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 377 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 46
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 18
      Primer pair 15
      Other 9
      Antibodies 31

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14379, MGD-MRK-14382, MGD-MRK-39515, MGI:2141447
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 230
      Developmental Gene Expression 153
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 25
    • Earliest
      J:1959 D'Amore-Bruno MA, et al., Sequence, ontogeny, and cellular localization of murine surfactant protein B mRNA. Am J Physiol. 1992 Jan;262(1 Pt 1):L40-7
    • Latest
      J:386463 Rias E, et al., Protocol for isolation of total RNA from mouse whole cochlea using organic solvents. STAR Protoc. 2026 Mar 20;7(1):104376

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
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