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Foxe1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Foxe1
  • Name
    forkhead box E1
  • Synonyms
    thyroid transcription factor 2, Titf2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1353500
    NCBI Gene: 110805
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:46343644-46345774 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 24.68 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    120 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1353500
 protein coding gene Chr4:46343609-46346412 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200003096
 protein coding gene Chr4:42399245-42402049 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195006227
 protein coding gene Chr4:42853013-42855817 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220002352
 protein coding gene Chr4:42545247-42548050 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180027750
 protein coding gene Chr4:42439715-42442501 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175020450
 protein coding gene Chr4:42589158-42591962 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012623
 protein coding gene Chr4:42368481-42371284 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025984
 protein coding gene Chr4:40395201-40398036 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005037395
 protein coding gene Chr4:42614397-42617200 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210019172
 protein coding gene Chr4:42276094-42278898 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185031117
 protein coding gene Chr4:42639520-42642324 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205015921
 protein coding gene Chr4:41936328-41939131 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000036041
 protein coding gene Chr4:42856437-42859238 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038966
 protein coding gene Chr4:46200220-46203024 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190024687
 protein coding gene Chr4:42503321-42506124 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225005966
 protein coding gene Chr4:50796106-50798909 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010011838
 protein coding gene Chr4:41871522-41874323 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010008432
 protein coding gene Chr4:42787998-42789859 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005004165
 protein coding gene Chr4:42252071-42254875 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FOXE1, forkhead box E1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FOXE1, forkhead box E1
  • Synonyms
    BAMLAZ, FKHL15, FOXE2, HFKH4, HFKL5, NMTC4, TITF2, TTF-2, TTF2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2304
    UniProt: O00358

  • Chr Location
    9q22.33; chr9:97853226-97856717 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Foxe1 mouse models; 2 with human FOXE1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    10 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.
Homozygous null mice die within 48 hours of birth exhibiting cleft palate and a sublingual or absent thyroid gland due to thyroid dysgenesis at the stage of endodermal bud migration. Mutant skin grafts display thin, sparse and kinky pelage hairs due to defects in late hair follicle morphogenesis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    50
  • GO References
    13
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
    727
  • Tissues
    51
  • cDNA Data
    7
  • Literature Summary
    35
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 110805 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2131 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_183298 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2131 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q8R2I0 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 371 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 15
      cDNA 9
      Primer pair 4
      Other 2
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:894329
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 72
      Developmental Gene Expression 35
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 10
    • Earliest
      J:41061 Zannini M, et al., TTF-2, a new forkhead protein, shows a temporal expression in the developing thyroid which is consistent with a role in controlling the onset of differentiation. EMBO J. 1997 Jun 2;16(11):3185-97
    • Latest
      J:360569 Trinh LT, et al., Positive autoregulation of Sox17 is necessary for gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary duct formation. Development. 2025;:dev.203033
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    09/08/2026
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