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Cdk12 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cdk12
  • Name
    cyclin dependent kinase 12
  • Synonyms
    1810022J16Rik, Crk7, Crkrs, D11Ertd752e
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1098802
    NCBI Gene: 69131
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:98093885-98169330 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 61.75 cM, cytoband D
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1566 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1098802
protein coding gene Chr11:98093259-98171941 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200050418
protein coding gene Chr11:95342352-95391052 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195051807
protein coding gene Chr11:95063922-95112429 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220049711
protein coding gene Chr11:95323027-95371537 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180046950
protein coding gene Chr11:95335713-95384225 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175042661
protein coding gene Chr11:95322417-95371116 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215052935
protein coding gene Chr11:94912003-94960511 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017077
protein coding gene Chr11:93987374-94063783 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005048245
protein coding gene Chr11:94775240-94823505 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210052006
protein coding gene Chr11:95025975-95074480 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185045760
protein coding gene Chr11:95372299-95421003 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205037423
protein coding gene Chr11:95239219-95287922 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000035295
protein coding gene Chr11:95677259-95726509 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230050679
protein coding gene Chr11:96425231-96473931 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190051392
protein coding gene Chr11:95413721-95462420 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225050413
protein coding gene Chr11:98477290-98525990 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050268
protein coding gene Chr11:95229488-95278618 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010043224
protein coding gene Chr11:95723061-95770970 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005043347
protein coding gene Chr11:95178127-95227068 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CDK12, cyclin dependent kinase 12
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CDK12, cyclin dependent kinase 12
  • Synonyms
    CRK7, CRKR, CRKRS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 51755
    UniProt: Q9NYV4

  • Chr Location
    17q12; chr17:39461437-39567559 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    22 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    26 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 lethality between implantation and E6.5 with decreased proliferation and increased apoptosis in the inner cell mass.
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 ENSMUSG00000003119 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 75446 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000107538 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5143 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000103162 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1484 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      cDNA 21
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 10
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1289232, MGI:1916381, MGI:2144249
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 68
      Developmental Gene Expression 4
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 26
    • Earliest
      J:56548 Zheng B, et al., Engineering a mouse balancer chromosome. Nat Genet. 1999 Aug;22(4):375-8
    • Latest
      J:387591 Yin Q, et al., Genetic landscape of morphine response in BXD recombinant inbred mice. HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 15;7(1):100535

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