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Vrk3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vrk3
  • Name
    vaccinia related kinase 3
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2182465
    NCBI Gene: 101568
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:44398049-44426939 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 28.90 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    962 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2182465
 protein coding gene Chr7:44397837-44426939 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200027512
 protein coding gene Chr7:31993598-32022702 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195047723
 protein coding gene Chr7:36021680-36050779 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220007698
 protein coding gene Chr7:30326529-30355633 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180035889
 protein coding gene Chr7:32897074-32926169 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175029841
 protein coding gene Chr7:33429533-33458637 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215043578
 protein coding gene Chr7:32690583-32719690 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029674
 protein coding gene Chr7:46692620-46719381 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005046191
 protein coding gene Chr7:36406891-36436175 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047934
 protein coding gene Chr7:33800895-33829999 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185046637
 protein coding gene Chr7:37673526-37702630 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205040332
 protein coding gene Chr7:33346121-33375226 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000016552
 protein coding gene Chr7:42162429-42191510 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051018
 protein coding gene Chr7:43096545-43125662 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190026161
 protein coding gene Chr7:33673883-33702989 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225017035
 protein coding gene Chr7:41304779-41334249 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010036425
 protein coding gene Chr7:32630931-32660033 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010028116
 protein coding gene Chr7:32407331-32435548 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005021341
 protein coding gene Chr7:34217220-34246744 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VRK3, VRK serine/threonine kinase 3
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VRK3, VRK serine/threonine kinase 3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51231
    UniProt: Q8IV63

  • Chr Location
    19q13.33; chr19:49976127-50025946 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Vrk3 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    26 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    16 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele display impaired social behavior, decreased fear and anxiety relate behavior, impaired spatial memory, and abnormal hippocampal dendritic spine and synapse morphologies.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    27
  • GO References
    12
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    635
  • Tissues
    38
  • cDNA Data
    103
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 101568 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 28891 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001419157 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2469 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8K3G5 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 453 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 105
      cDNA 103
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2141945
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 48
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:83672 Vega FM, et al., Expression of the VRK (vaccinia-related kinase) gene family of p53 regulators in murine hematopoietic development. FEBS Lett. 2003 Jun 5;544(1-3):176-80
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/08/2026
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