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Dazl Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dazl
  • Name
    deleted in azoospermia-like
  • Synonyms
    Dazla, Daz-like, Tpx-2, Tpx2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1342328
    NCBI Gene: 13164
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:50586422-50600627 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 25.86 cM, cytoband B1
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    337 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1342328
 protein coding gene Chr17:50586422-50600664 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200026264
 protein coding gene Chr17:45801860-45816091 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195021807
 protein coding gene Chr17:47284142-47298373 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028765
 protein coding gene Chr17:46284152-46298383 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180019899
 protein coding gene Chr17:47040432-47054663 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175013939
 protein coding gene Chr17:46347818-46362049 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016161
 protein coding gene Chr17:45914385-45928628 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021735
 protein coding gene Chr17:47003765-47017724 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005024607
 protein coding gene Chr17:47094099-47108330 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032006
 protein coding gene Chr17:46097375-46111606 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185028227
 protein coding gene Chr17:48996487-49010718 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205021973
 protein coding gene Chr17:46570297-46584529 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000035427
 protein coding gene Chr17:48675914-48690138 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040231
 protein coding gene Chr17:49913352-49927583 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190016037
 protein coding gene Chr17:46073446-46087686 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225042514
 protein coding gene Chr17:52137346-52151586 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010033009
 protein coding gene Chr17:45906165-45920413 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010036512
 protein coding gene Chr17:46118098-46132264 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005025883
 protein coding gene Chr17:46952988-46967229 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DAZ1, deleted in azoospermia 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    7
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DAZ1, deleted in azoospermia 1
  • Synonyms
    DAZ, SPGY
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1617
    UniProt: Q9NQZ3

  • Chr Location
    Yq11.223; chrY:23129355-23199094 (-)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    DAZ2, deleted in azoospermia 2
  • Synonyms
    pDP1678
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 57055
    UniProt: Q13117

  • Chr Location
    Yq11.223; chrY:23219447-23291356 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    DAZ3, deleted in azoospermia 3
  • Synonyms
    pDP1679
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 57054
    UniProt: Q9NR90

  • Chr Location
    Yq11.23; chrY:24763069-24813492 (-)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    DAZ4, deleted in azoospermia 4
  • Synonyms
    pDP1680, pDP1681
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 57135
    UniProt: Q86SG3

  • Chr Location
    Yq11.23; chrY:24833820-24907040 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    DAZL, deleted in azoospermia like
  • Synonyms
    DAZH, DAZL1, DAZLA, SPGYLA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1618
    UniProt: Q92904

  • Chr Location
    3p24.3; chr3:16586792-16670306 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    45 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.
Males homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit sterility with a complete absence of mature germ cells. In mutants, few spermatogonia enter meiosis, and those that do fail to proceed beyond pachytene.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    37
  • GO References
    15
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
    838
  • Tissues
    74
  • cDNA Data
    469
  • Literature Summary
    76
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13164 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14206 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010021 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2942 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q64368 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 298 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 498
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 472
      Primer pair 19
      Other 3
      Antibodies 9

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15212, MGD-MRK-15214, MGD-MRK-35375, MGI:106914, MGI:98816
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 169
      Developmental Gene Expression 76
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 45
    • Earliest
      J:11372 Kasahara M, et al., Genetic mapping of a male germ cell-expressed gene Tpx-2 to mouse chromosome 17. Immunogenetics. 1991;34(2):132-5
    • Latest
      J:383474 Pathak M, et al., Mouse germline cysts contain a fusome-like structure that mediates oocyte development. Elife. 2026 Mar 11;14
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    09/01/2026
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