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Gsg1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gsg1
  • Name
    germ cell associated 1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1194499
    NCBI Gene: 14840
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:135214327-135231334 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 66.07 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    638 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1194499
 protein coding gene Chr6:135214324-135231349 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200029363
 protein coding gene Chr6:132714462-132731484 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195029553
 protein coding gene Chr6:131567178-131584200 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220036512
 protein coding gene Chr6:129791612-129808628 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032710
 protein coding gene Chr6:131646723-131663745 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175034784
 protein coding gene Chr6:131587532-131604534 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019677
 protein coding gene Chr6:131837180-131854207 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028991
 protein coding gene Chr6:133223230-133240811 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038904
 protein coding gene Chr6:132506184-132523229 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210015616
 protein coding gene Chr6:131605928-131622947 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185022026
 protein coding gene Chr6:132302154-132319169 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205022032
 protein coding gene Chr6:130737411-130754448 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000026097
 protein coding gene Chr6:131053590-131070584 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230006018
 protein coding gene Chr6:133509938-133527383 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190006205
 protein coding gene Chr6:132140378-132157391 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007298
 protein coding gene Chr6:136373907-136391320 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010038833
 protein coding gene Chr6:130108376-130125372 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010032865
 protein coding gene Chr6:133902276-133919362 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039703
 protein coding gene Chr6:132409747-132426743 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GSG1, germ cell associated 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GSG1, germ cell associated 1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 83445
    UniProt: Q2KHT4

  • Chr Location
    12p13.1; chr12:13083532-13103683 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    2 phenotype references
Male mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit normal fecundity.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    5
  • GO References
    3
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

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    597
  • cDNA Data
    60
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 14840 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17008 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_010352 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1407 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q8R1W2 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 324 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 60
    cDNA 60

    Microarray probesets 4
References
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  • Summaries
    All 32
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 2
  • Earliest
    J:21735 Tanaka H, et al., Isolation and characterization of cDNA clones specifically expressed in testicular germ cells. FEBS Lett. 1994 Nov 21;355(1):4-10
  • Latest
    J:279039 Lu Y, et al., CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing reveals 30 testis-enriched genes dispensable for male fertility in mice. Biol Reprod. 2019 Aug 1;101(2):501-511
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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09/01/2026
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