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Bace1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bace1
  • Name
    beta-site APP cleaving enzyme 1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1346542
    NCBI Gene: 23821
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:45749878-45775694 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 25.22 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    674 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1346542
 protein coding gene Chr9:45749878-45775697 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200018401
 protein coding gene Chr9:42832364-42858206 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195020717
 protein coding gene Chr9:42596925-42622726 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220031767
 protein coding gene Chr9:42674536-42700352 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180028825
 protein coding gene Chr9:42708567-42734369 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175012550
 protein coding gene Chr9:42720465-42746265 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215021789
 protein coding gene Chr9:42670541-42696367 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032148
 protein coding gene Chr9:42723395-42750237 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005013221
 protein coding gene Chr9:42663148-42689031 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210015987
 protein coding gene Chr9:42760273-42786089 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185011514
 protein coding gene Chr9:42835171-42860977 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017266
 protein coding gene Chr9:43074421-43100227 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000012718
 protein coding gene Chr9:42872591-42898430 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230037289
 protein coding gene Chr9:43122582-43153438 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190019440
 protein coding gene Chr9:42913840-42939642 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225041551
 protein coding gene Chr9:43084877-43110680 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010018203
 protein coding gene Chr9:42829552-42855428 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010010251
 protein coding gene Chr9:43591494-43617301 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005017550
 protein coding gene Chr9:42323158-42348965 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BACE1, beta-secretase 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BACE1, beta-secretase 1
  • Synonyms
    ASP2, BACE, HSPC104
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23621
    UniProt: P56817

  • Chr Location
    11q23.3; chr11:117285232-117316286 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Bace1 mouse models; 1 with human BACE1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    38 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    17 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    136 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.
Some alleles with a targeted mutation exhibit small body size, postnatal lethality, hyperactivity, decreased anxiety, and abnormal APP processing by neurons, while others appear normal.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    140
  • GO References
    24
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    660
  • Tissues
    35
  • cDNA Data
    22
  • Literature Summary
    10
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 23821 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 25817 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011792 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6055 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P56818 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 501 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 27
      cDNA 25
      Primer pair 1
      Other 1
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2143381
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 466
      Developmental Gene Expression 10
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 24
      Phenotypes 136
    • Earliest
      J:32213 Moechars D, et al., Expression in brain of amyloid precursor protein mutated in the alpha-secretase site causes disturbed behavior, neuronal degeneration and premature death in transgenic mice. EMBO J. 1996 Mar 15;15(6):1265-74
    • Latest
      J:389355 Pfundstein G, et al., NCAM2 promotes targeting of APP from the cell surface to BACE1-containing recycling endosomes. Prog Neurobiol. 2025 Aug;251:102807
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    09/08/2026
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