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Topaz1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Topaz1
  • Name
    testis and ovary specific PAZ domain containing 1
  • Synonyms
    Gm9524
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:3779933
    NCBI Gene: 671232
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:122576411-122631200 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 73.10 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1156 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3779933
protein coding gene Chr9:122576264-122631200 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200026888
protein coding gene Chr9:119704043-119758832 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195024829
protein coding gene Chr9:118843619-118898411 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220018042
protein coding gene Chr9:119315583-119370373 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024748
protein coding gene Chr9:119383461-119438259 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175017513
protein coding gene Chr9:119619810-119674600 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016376
protein coding gene Chr9:119539154-119593943 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032843
protein coding gene Chr9:118069097-118118112 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005016788
protein coding gene Chr9:119206461-119261075 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210034365
protein coding gene Chr9:119342533-119397640 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185014360
protein coding gene Chr9:119678180-119733281 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020976
protein coding gene Chr9:119510197-119564990 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000042667
protein coding gene Chr9:119474969-119530753 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230032892
protein coding gene Chr9:119844205-119898988 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190014057
protein coding gene Chr9:119286815-119341493 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023323
protein coding gene Chr9:120104509-120159296 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010031050
protein coding gene Chr9:119363451-119419783 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019620
protein coding gene Chr9:121075769-121129349 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005020111
protein coding gene Chr9:118710540-118765333 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TOPAZ1, testis and ovary specific TOPAZ 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TOPAZ1, testis and ovary specific TOPAZ 1
  • Synonyms
    C3orf77
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 375337
    UniProt: Q8N9V7

  • Chr Location
    3p21.31; chr3:44241886-44336689 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    3 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male infertility associated with abnormal meiosis and apoptosis of male germ cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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 ENSMUSG00000094985 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 54790 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000178679 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5030 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000136304 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1653 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 5
      cDNA 3
      Primer pair 2
      Antibodies 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 17
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 3
      Phenotypes 3
    • Earliest
      J:181001 Baillet A, et al., TOPAZ1, a novel germ cell-specific expressed gene conserved during evolution across vertebrates. PLoS One. 2011;6(11):e26950
    • Latest
      J:326541 Cyagen Biosciences Inc., Cyagen Biosciences Website. 2022;

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory