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Nsmaf Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Nsmaf
  • Name
    neutral sphingomyelinase (N-SMase) activation associated factor
  • Synonyms
    factor associated with N-SMase activation, Fan
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1341864
    NCBI Gene: 18201
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:6396207-6454271 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 2.91 cM, cytoband A1
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1631 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1341864
 protein coding gene Chr4:6396207-6454840 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200000713
 protein coding gene Chr4:3011583-3069658 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195002758
 protein coding gene Chr4:3459864-3517812 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220001082
 protein coding gene Chr4:3225788-3283865 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180004453
 protein coding gene Chr4:3007981-3066062 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175017246
 protein coding gene Chr4:3542524-3600592 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215004390
 protein coding gene Chr4:3125273-3183343 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025793
 protein coding gene Chr4:2664903-2719409 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005023865
 protein coding gene Chr4:3318406-3377624 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210002348
 protein coding gene Chr4:3284125-3342189 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002352
 protein coding gene Chr4:3405433-3463511 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205002918
 protein coding gene Chr4:3062404-3120478 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000002267
 protein coding gene Chr4:3535831-3593439 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230007032
 protein coding gene Chr4:6564585-6622657 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190012852
 protein coding gene Chr4:3104082-3162148 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008082
 protein coding gene Chr4:10547639-10605699 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010005531
 protein coding gene Chr4:3032525-3090018 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002554
 protein coding gene Chr4:3263032-3320144 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005013282
 protein coding gene Chr4:3024816-3082920 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NSMAF, neutral sphingomyelinase activation associated factor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    NSMAF, neutral sphingomyelinase activation associated factor
  • Synonyms
    FAN, GRAMD5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8439
    UniProt: Q92636

  • Chr Location
    8q12.1; chr8:58583504-58659959 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    7 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 targeted null mutation show no gross phenotypic abnormalities but display delayed cutaneous barrier repair. In addition, D-galactosamine-sensitized homozygotes are partially resistant to LPS- and TNF-induced lethality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    10
  • GO References
    7
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
    619
  • Tissues
    13
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    2
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000028245 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 58065 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000029910 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3507 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000029910 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 920 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 16
    cDNA 16

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2135553
References
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  • Summaries
    All 39
    Developmental Gene Expression 2
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 7
  • Earliest
    J:35486 Adam-Klages S, et al., FAN, a novel WD-repeat protein, couples the p55 TNF-receptor to neutral sphingomyelinase. Cell. 1996 Sep 20;86(6):937-47
  • Latest
    J:204092 Nusshold C, et al., Endocytosis and intracellular processing of BODIPY-sphingomyelin by murine CATH.a neurons. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Dec;1831(12):1665-78
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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