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Cfap418 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cfap418
  • Name
    cilia and flagella associated protein 418
  • Synonyms
    2610301B20Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1914407
    NCBI Gene: 67157
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:10874498-10899425 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 4.85 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    740 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1914407
protein coding gene Chr4:10874249-10899425 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200001255
protein coding gene Chr4:7491085-7537761 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195002534
protein coding gene Chr4:7948132-7974157 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220001056
protein coding gene Chr4:7697394-7723047 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180004442
protein coding gene Chr4:7452900-7499581 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175016135
protein coding gene Chr4:7988729-8014588 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215004410
protein coding gene Chr4:7618158-7643812 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025801
protein coding gene Chr4:6917230-6937610 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005023933
protein coding gene Chr4:7671415-7697327 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210002376
protein coding gene Chr4:7728464-7754332 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002147
protein coding gene Chr4:7837674-7863542 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205003277
protein coding gene Chr4:7503181-7529015 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000001047
protein coding gene Chr4:7930815-7956428 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230001034
protein coding gene Chr4:11023456-11049303 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190012650
protein coding gene Chr4:7575694-7601717 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008026
protein coding gene Chr4:15034358-15060191 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010005681
protein coding gene Chr4:7423691-7449305 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002530
protein coding gene Chr4:7788068-7809474 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005013615
protein coding gene Chr4:7506566-7532209 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CFAP418, cilia and flagella associated protein 418
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CFAP418, cilia and flagella associated protein 418
  • Synonyms
    BBS21, C8orf37, CORD16, FAP418, MOT25, RP64, smalltalk
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 157657
    UniProt: Q96NL8

  • Chr Location
    8q22.1; chr8:95244913-95269201 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Cfap418 mouse models; 2 with human CFAP418 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
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    18 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    7 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 deletions of this gene lead to defects in photoreceptor outer segment disc morphogenesis and progressive degeneration of retinal rod and cone photoreceptors with notable absence of extra-ocular phenotypes such as obesity or polydactyly.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000059482 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 24928 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000101504 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2053 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000103966 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 210 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 40
      cDNA 40

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2135558, MGI:6715961
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 36
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 7
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • 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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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory