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Def8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Def8
  • Name
    differentially expressed in FDCP 8
  • Synonyms
    D8Ertd713e
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1346331
    NCBI Gene: 23854
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:124169725-124190009 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 72.10 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    789 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1346331
 protein coding gene Chr8:124150266-124190009 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200042412
 protein coding gene Chr8:118478960-118509980 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195025424
 protein coding gene Chr8:118772321-118803339 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039536
 protein coding gene Chr8:118968006-118999046 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024194
 protein coding gene Chr8:118818310-118849332 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175028450
 protein coding gene Chr8:118879919-118910952 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215014951
 protein coding gene Chr8:118456570-118496320 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031691
 protein coding gene Chr8:114605466-114626140 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005034496
 protein coding gene Chr8:118196372-118226059 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032909
 protein coding gene Chr8:118807038-118838017 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185034402
 protein coding gene Chr8:124911976-124942972 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205033245
 protein coding gene Chr8:117775455-117806446 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000021224
 protein coding gene Chr8:127211806-127243050 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028979
 protein coding gene Chr8:128541046-128572446 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190018600
 protein coding gene Chr8:118909461-118940483 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225042645
 protein coding gene Chr8:131914350-131945362 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010033512
 protein coding gene Chr8:118616432-118647382 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010031615
 protein coding gene Chr8:120815474-120834017 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027996
 protein coding gene Chr8:119594343-119642703 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEF8, differentially expressed in FDCP 8 homolog
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEF8, differentially expressed in FDCP 8 homolog
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 54849
    UniProt: Q6ZN54

  • Chr Location
    16q24.3; chr16:89948127-89968066 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    4
  • GO References
    1
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

No experimental evidence to support Cellular Component annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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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
    623
  • Tissues
    20
  • cDNA Data
    20
  • Literature Summary
    3
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 23854 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 20285 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001414287 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3433 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide Q99J78 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 448 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    8 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000006379 differentially expressed in FDCP 8
    (term hierarchy)
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR046349 C1-like domain superfamily
    IPR047983 Differentially expressed in FDCP 8, C conserved region 1
    IPR051366 Differentially Expressed in FDCP 8 Homolog
    IPR002219 Protein kinase C-like, phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding domain
    IPR025258 Rubicon Homology Domain
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 25
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 23
    Primer pair 1

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:1289329, MGI:2142548
References
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  • Summaries
    All 34
    Developmental Gene Expression 3
    Gene Ontology 1
    Phenotypes 7
  • Earliest
    J:56735 Hotfilder M, et al., Def-2, -3, -6 and -8, novel mouse genes differentially expressed in the haemopoietic system. Br J Haematol. 1999 Aug;106(2):335-44
  • Latest
    J:326541 Cyagen Biosciences Inc., Cyagen Biosciences Website. 2022;
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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