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Dsel Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dsel
  • Name
    dermatan sulfate epimerase-like
  • Synonyms
    9330132E09Rik, DS-epi2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2442948
    NCBI Gene: 319901
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:111786432-111792648 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 50.84 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    197 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2442948
 protein coding gene Chr1:111786431-111792782 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200000314
 protein coding gene Chr1:109240544-109247165 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007738
 protein coding gene Chr1:108530806-108537428 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220000168
 protein coding gene Chr1:108617487-108624114 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180000327
 protein coding gene Chr1:108816190-108822811 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175000532
 protein coding gene Chr1:108793773-108800394 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215006162
 protein coding gene Chr1:108781878-108788502 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014504
 protein coding gene Chr1:104039337-104045550 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005002788
 protein coding gene Chr1:107968532-107975160 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000138
 protein coding gene Chr1:108687492-108694113 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185013470
 protein coding gene Chr1:113085401-113092028 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205008211
 protein coding gene Chr1:107999684-108006311 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000027562
 protein coding gene Chr1:111762643-111769278 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230007170
 protein coding gene Chr1:112344165-112350786 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190000360
 protein coding gene Chr1:108697002-108703642 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002280
 protein coding gene Chr1:116251054-116257682 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010000149
 protein coding gene Chr1:108042188-108048983 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010000467
 protein coding gene Chr1:110270415-110275765 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005000956
 protein coding gene Chr1:108398471-108405095 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DSEL, dermatan sulfate epimerase like
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DSEL, dermatan sulfate epimerase like
  • Synonyms
    C18orf4, DE-epi2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 92126
    UniProt: Q8IZU8

  • Chr Location
    18q22.1; chr18:67506587-67516723 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    10 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 knock-out allele exhibit reduced epimerase activity in the skin, lung, liver, spleen, kidney and brain and reduced iduronic acid content in the brain and kidney chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    9
  • GO References
    5
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
    600
  • Tissues
    3
  • cDNA Data
    36
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000038702 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6217 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000035462 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5759 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000043570 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1207 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 37
    cDNA 36
    Primer pair 1

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 35
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 5
    Phenotypes 10
  • Earliest
    J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
  • Latest
    J:244896 Stachtea XN, et al., Dermatan Sulfate-Free Mice Display Embryological Defects and Are Neonatal Lethal Despite Normal Lymphoid and Non-Lymphoid Organogenesis. PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0140279
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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