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Stat6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Stat6
  • Name
    signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103034
    NCBI Gene: 20852
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:127478855-127496826 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 74.59 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    460 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103034
protein coding gene Chr10:127478855-127496856 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200012774
protein coding gene Chr10:123831955-123849927 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195015409
protein coding gene Chr10:124294728-124312945 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220004550
protein coding gene Chr10:123900640-123918611 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011374
protein coding gene Chr10:124285774-124303990 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175005699
protein coding gene Chr10:124284942-124303168 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215017955
protein coding gene Chr10:123897179-123915151 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015902
protein coding gene Chr10:119997916-120015832 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039779
protein coding gene Chr10:123268728-123286672 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210008738
protein coding gene Chr10:124109144-124127372 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185025871
protein coding gene Chr10:124263951-124282107 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205015587
protein coding gene Chr10:123505833-123523821 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000040276
protein coding gene Chr10:125558304-125576257 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028778
protein coding gene Chr10:126179254-126197514 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015343
protein coding gene Chr10:124328007-124345994 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225036027
protein coding gene Chr10:130381784-130400032 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010009175
protein coding gene Chr10:124019006-124037255 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010035867
protein coding gene Chr10:125971864-125989780 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005007559
protein coding gene Chr10:123895859-123914101 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    STAT6, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    STAT6, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
  • Synonyms
    D12S1644, HIES6, IL-4-STAT, STAT6B, STAT6C
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6778
    UniProt: P42226

  • Chr Location
    12q13.3; chr12:57095404-57132139 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    5 with human STAT6 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    70 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    42 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    523 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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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit impaired IL4 responses, including anti-IgM stimulated B cell proliferation, class switching to IgE, contact sensitivity, and Th2 cytokine production, and show increased resistance to certain infections.
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 ENSMUSG00000002147 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17972 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000092074 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3775 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000089708 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 837 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000002093 signal transducer and activator of transcription 6
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR008967 p53-like transcription factor, DNA-binding domain superfamily
      IPR000980 SH2 domain
      IPR036860 SH2 domain superfamily
      IPR048988 Signal transducer and activator of transcription, linker domain
      IPR028187 STAT6, C-terminal
      IPR035857 STAT6, SH2 domain
      IPR013800 STAT transcription factor, all-alpha domain
      IPR015988 STAT transcription factor, coiled coil
      IPR013801 STAT transcription factor, DNA-binding
      IPR012345 STAT transcription factor, DNA-binding, N-terminal
      IPR036535 STAT transcription factor, N-terminal domain superfamily
      IPR013799 STAT transcription factor, protein interaction
      IPR001217 Transcription factor STAT
    • GlyGen
      P52633 11 sites, 1 O-linked glycan (10 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 83
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 78
      Primer pair 3
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-23872
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 791
      Developmental Gene Expression 15
      Gene Ontology 26
      Phenotypes 523
    • Earliest
      J:29554 Hou J, et al., An interleukin-4-induced transcription factor: IL-4 Stat. Science. 1994 Sep 16;265(5179):1701-6
    • Latest
      J:387870 Cong P, et al., Curcumin alleviates cold stress-induced myocardial injury by regulating macrophage polarization through the STUB1/STAT1-STAT6-KLF4 signaling axis. Int Immunopharmacol. 2026 Jun 19;185:117045

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory