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Iscu Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Iscu
  • Name
    iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme
  • Synonyms
    2310020H20Rik, Nifun
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1913633
    NCBI Gene: 66383
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:113910809-113916349 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 55.55 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    10 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1913633
protein coding gene Chr5:113910479-113916349 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0029923
protein coding gene Chr5:116450729-116456272 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0029888
protein coding gene Chr5:111889666-111898953 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029826
protein coding gene Chr5:115438826-115445920 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0029899
protein coding gene Chr5:113262065-113267616 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0029619
protein coding gene Chr5:115929678-115936771 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030353
protein coding gene Chr5:120971061-120976650 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027581
protein coding gene Chr5:106719265-106724474 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029027
protein coding gene Chr5:114852727-114858055 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0029586
protein coding gene Chr5:125532302-125539163 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029736
protein coding gene Chr5:111955006-111960765 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029693
protein coding gene Chr5:110728157-110742898 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029825
protein coding gene Chr5:117020676-117028818 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029724
protein coding gene Chr5:130037191-130044167 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030394
protein coding gene Chr5:114890747-114897492 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028741
protein coding gene Chr5:110580413-110585888 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0028579
protein coding gene Chr5:112420548-112425839 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029103
protein coding gene Chr5:115451549-115460130 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ISCU, iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ISCU, iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme
  • Synonyms
    2310020H20Rik, HML, hnifU, ISU2, NIFU, NIFUN
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23479
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9H1K1
    UniProt: Q9H1K1

  • Chr Location
    12q23.3; chr12:108561463-108569384 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    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

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  • All Mutations and Alleles
    5
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Endonuclease-mediated
    1
  • Gene trapped
    1
  • Radiation induced
    1
  • Targeted
    1
  • Genomic Mutations
    2 involving Iscu
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
Homozygous null embryos die prior to implantation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000025825 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5541 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000112311 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1395 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000107930 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 209 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    6 Sequences
  • Protein Ontology
    PR:000009113 iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme ISCU
  • PDB
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR011339 Iron-sulfur cluster assembly scaffold protein IscU
    IPR002871 NIF system FeS cluster assembly, NifU, N-terminal
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 11
    cDNA 11

    Microarray probesets 5
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2147429
References
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  • Summaries
    All 46
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 10
    Phenotypes 10
  • Earliest
    J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
  • Latest
    J:264015 Roy AR, et al., The transcriptional regulator CCCTC-binding factor limits oxidative stress in endothelial cells. J Biol Chem. 2018 Jun 1;293(22):8449-8461

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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last database update
04/09/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory