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Cask Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cask
  • Name
    calcium/calmodulin dependent serine protein kinase
  • Synonyms
    DXPri1, DXRib1, LIN-2, mLin-2, Pals3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1309489
    NCBI Gene: 12361
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:13383319-13713020 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 8.43 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    5764 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    27
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1309489
 protein coding gene ChrX:13383319-13717606 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200029401
 protein coding gene ChrX:8112546-8117533 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSGG00200054458
 protein coding gene ChrX:8217045-8436888 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040299
 protein coding gene ChrX:8105071-8110057 (-)
A/J ENSMUSGG00195054921
 protein coding gene ChrX:8209585-8429454 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSGG00220054575
 protein coding gene ChrX:7729926-7975078 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028237
 protein coding gene ChrX:7625430-7630416 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180029534
 protein coding gene ChrX:8104492-8109478 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSGG00180055033
 protein coding gene ChrX:8208997-8428853 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSGG00175054547
 protein coding gene ChrX:8234087-8453932 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175029565
 protein coding gene ChrX:8129593-8134580 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSGG00215055413
 protein coding gene ChrX:8872102-9091920 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215040031
 protein coding gene ChrX:8767604-8772590 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032943
 protein coding gene ChrX:7358030-7686423 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210038541
 protein coding gene ChrX:8168776-8173762 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSGG00210054642
 protein coding gene ChrX:8273271-8493105 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185034567
 protein coding gene ChrX:14768131-14773117 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSGG00185057801
 protein coding gene ChrX:14872620-15092451 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSGG00205054247
 protein coding gene ChrX:7956910-8176786 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205027353
 protein coding gene ChrX:7852416-7857402 (-)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSGG00230055537
 protein coding gene ChrX:19445624-19665450 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230031580
 protein coding gene ChrX:19341114-19346100 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190037910
 protein coding gene ChrX:8128038-8133024 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSGG00190054522
 protein coding gene ChrX:8232527-8452379 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSGG00225055248
 protein coding gene ChrX:24679994-24899847 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225032990
 protein coding gene ChrX:24575501-24580487 (-)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010023300
 protein coding gene ChrX:8971172-9308276 (-)
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CASK, calcium/calmodulin dependent serine protein kinase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CASK, calcium/calmodulin dependent serine protein kinase
  • Synonyms
    CAGH39, CAMGUK, CMG, FGS4, hCASK, LIN2, MICPCH, MRXSNA, TNRC8
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8573
    UniProt: O14936

  • Chr Location
    Xp11.4; chrX:41514934-41923660 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human CASK associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 1 genetic background
    25 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    28 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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Mutation of this gene results in cleft palate and perinatal lethality in hemizygous males and death within 2 weeks in females on a C57BL/6J background. Some female animals on a CD1 background survive to adulthood exhibiting patchy fur, wrinkled skin, a kinked tail and spine, and give birth to small and infrequent litters. Male and female animals on all genetic backgrounds exhibit reduced head size, shortened jaw, and a pointed snout.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    106
  • GO References
    26
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
    810
  • Tissues
    186
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    28
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 12361 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 329702 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001284503 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 8376 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O70589 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 926 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 26
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 11
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-19458, MGI:102573
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 103
      Developmental Gene Expression 28
      Gene Ontology 26
      Phenotypes 28
    • Earliest
      J:10591 Wilson JB, et al., Expression of the BNLF-1 oncogene of Epstein-Barr virus in the skin of transgenic mice induces hyperplasia and aberrant expression of keratin 6. Cell. 1990 Jun 29;61(7):1315-27
    • Latest
      J:367300 Guo Q, et al., Jun N-Terminal Kinase Inhibitor Suppresses CASK Deficiency-Induced Cerebellar Granular Cell Death in MICPCH Syndrome Model Mice. Cells. 2025 May 20;14(10)
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