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Cstb Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cstb
  • Name
    cystatin B
  • Synonyms
    Stfb
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109514
    NCBI Gene: 13014
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:78261504-78263456 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 39.72 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    198 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109514
protein coding gene Chr10:78261503-78263456 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200043433
protein coding gene Chr10:74939628-74941582 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195042169
protein coding gene Chr10:75276303-75278256 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220045682
protein coding gene Chr10:74935989-74937942 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180051490
protein coding gene Chr10:75290679-75292633 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175050996
protein coding gene Chr10:75161789-75163743 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215050463
protein coding gene Chr10:74899554-74901507 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015509
protein coding gene Chr10:72476687-72478636 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005048380
protein coding gene Chr10:74775070-74777032 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210049202
protein coding gene Chr10:75017916-75019870 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185044880
protein coding gene Chr10:75360271-75362224 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205048970
protein coding gene Chr10:75052293-75054246 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000017020
protein coding gene Chr10:76520838-76522795 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230050208
protein coding gene Chr10:77129742-77131695 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190048621
protein coding gene Chr10:75337690-75339643 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225045496
protein coding gene Chr10:81416705-81418658 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050275
protein coding gene Chr10:74903013-74904967 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010047062
protein coding gene Chr10:76683726-76685503 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005051095
protein coding gene Chr10:74936757-74938711 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CSTB, cystatin B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    5
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CSTB, cystatin B
  • Synonyms
    CPI-B, CST6, EPM1, EPM1A, PME, STFB, ULD
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1476
    UniProt: P04080

  • Chr Location
    21q22.3; chr21:43772511-43776579 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Cstb mouse models; 2 with human CSTB associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    4 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    38 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    71 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 mutation provide a model for Unverricht-Lundborg disease (EPM1) by displaying progressive ataxia and myoclonic seizures. Notably, homozygous null mice exhibit apoptosis in cerebellar granule cells, implying that a similar mechanism of cell loss may occur in human EPM1.
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 13014 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1953 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_007793 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 620 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q62426 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 98 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 153
      Genomic 15
      cDNA 132
      Primer pair 5
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-36173, MGD-MRK-39513, MGI:2143513
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 114
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 4
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 71
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:381033 Matjan Stefin P, et al., Stefin B and Cystatin C Deficiency Suppresses Tumor Growth and Alters Tumor Microenvironment in a Breast Cancer Model. Cells. 2026 Feb 17;15(4)

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