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Clnk Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Clnk
  • Name
    cytokine-dependent hematopoietic cell linker
  • Synonyms
    MIST
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1351468
    NCBI Gene: 27278
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:38863805-39034155 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 20.81 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    5059 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1351468
 protein coding gene Chr5:38858951-39034201 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200030176
 protein coding gene Chr5:34315689-34486008 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027830
 protein coding gene Chr5:33767633-33931700 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220002072
 protein coding gene Chr5:33794418-33958466 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180020198
 protein coding gene Chr5:33570456-33734485 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175018574
 protein coding gene Chr5:35554504-35718555 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215004979
 protein coding gene Chr5:34315562-34485883 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027184
 protein coding gene Chr5:33549975-33717835 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005024061
 protein coding gene Chr5:33768611-33935695 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210004552
 protein coding gene Chr5:34516478-34680526 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016340
 protein coding gene Chr5:36399715-36570030 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205013779
 protein coding gene Chr5:33282171-33452507 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000001096
 protein coding gene Chr5:40959774-41125793 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230002085
 protein coding gene Chr5:41042701-41213005 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190003150
 protein coding gene Chr5:33586690-33756997 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225015313
 protein coding gene Chr5:46202044-46366177 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010022602
 protein coding gene Chr5:33637556-33804317 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010031360
 protein coding gene Chr5:34889710-35064217 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005016359
 protein coding gene Chr5:36479119-36649636 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CLNK, cytokine dependent hematopoietic cell linker
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CLNK, cytokine dependent hematopoietic cell linker
  • Synonyms
    MIST
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 116449
    UniProt: Q7Z7G1

  • Chr Location
    4p16.1; chr4:10486395-10734846 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    17 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    28 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 reporter allele display altered natural killer (NK) T cell physiology and enhanced NK cell cytolysis. Mice homozygous for knock-out allele display abnormal mast cell physiology as well as enhanced NK cell cytolysis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    26
  • GO References
    11
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
    597
  • cDNA Data
    5
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000039315 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 170351 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000169819 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1700 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000128473 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 435 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 5
      cDNA 5

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 51
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 28
    • Earliest
      J:5021 Batchelor AL, et al., A comparison of the mutagenic effectiveness of chronic neutron- and gamma-irradiation of mouse spermatogonia. Mutat Res. 1966 Jun;3(3):218-29
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    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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    09/08/2026
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