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Rbpj Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Rbpj
  • Name
    recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
  • Synonyms
    CBF1, Igkjrb, Igkrsbp, RBPjk, RBP-J kappa, Rbpsuh
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96522
    NCBI Gene: 19664
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    39 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:53713121-53814787 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 29.37 cM, cytoband C1-C3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2309 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96522
protein coding gene Chr5:53623494-53814787 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200001092
protein coding gene Chr5:49177741-49368961 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195015333
protein coding gene Chr5:48561134-48753765 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220000619
protein coding gene Chr5:48640101-48832724 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180006287
protein coding gene Chr5:48327232-48522544 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175015192
protein coding gene Chr5:50361335-50553953 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215001709
protein coding gene Chr5:49099625-49290852 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027225
protein coding gene Chr5:47409715-47595291 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005003037
protein coding gene Chr5:48457026-48646437 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210024114
protein coding gene Chr5:49313174-49505799 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185000044
protein coding gene Chr5:51186747-51379364 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205002777
protein coding gene Chr5:48153782-48346371 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000000535
protein coding gene Chr5:55734581-55933129 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230009551
protein coding gene Chr5:55841359-56032551 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190000476
protein coding gene Chr5:48253754-48446389 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002364
protein coding gene Chr5:60966632-61157798 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010012694
protein coding gene Chr5:49887199-50073555 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005018095
protein coding gene Chr5:51204087-51397348 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RBPJ, recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RBPJ, recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
  • Synonyms
    AOS3, CBF-1, CBF1, csl, IGKJRB, IGKJRB1, KBF2, RBP-J, RBP-JK, RBPJK, RBP-J kappa, RBPSUH, SUH
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3516
    UniProt: Q06330

  • Chr Location
    4p15.2; chr4:26105449-26435131 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Rbpj mouse models; 2 with human RBPJ associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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
    127 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 19 genetic backgrounds
    23 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    470 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 exhibit complete prenatal lethality. Homozygotes for a transposon-induced allele exhibit lethality between E10.5-E12.5, early developmental delay, and brain, limb, eye and other structural defects.
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 19664 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 101667 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001277116 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5590 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P31266 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 526 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 42
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 26
      Primer pair 11
      Other 3
      Antibodies 7

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11327, MGI:2140979
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 656
      Developmental Gene Expression 89
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 52
      Phenotypes 470
    • Earliest
      J:5021 Batchelor AL, et al., A comparison of the mutagenic effectiveness of chronic neutron- and gamma-irradiation of mouse spermatogonia. Mutat Res. 1966 Jun;3(3):218-29
    • Latest
      J:387624 Burrows K, et al., Goblet cells tune ILC2 activity through a gut-specific response checkpoint. Sci Immunol. 2026 May 15;11(119):eadu1870

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
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