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Kdf1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Kdf1
  • Name
    keratinocyte differentiation factor 1
  • Synonyms
    1810019J16Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1916323
    NCBI Gene: 69073
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:133246274-133258101 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 66.25 cM, cytoband D3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    445 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1916323
 protein coding gene Chr4:133246274-133258101 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200019966
 protein coding gene Chr4:126684725-126696620 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040372
 protein coding gene Chr4:128019942-128031843 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220046528
 protein coding gene Chr4:127011729-127023630 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180047224
 protein coding gene Chr4:125653778-125665775 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175041264
 protein coding gene Chr4:126665985-126677883 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215051585
 protein coding gene Chr4:128177050-128188874 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026591
 protein coding gene Chr4:123167240-123178387 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005042399
 protein coding gene Chr4:127570585-127582467 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210053427
 protein coding gene Chr4:126294957-126306856 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051988
 protein coding gene Chr4:127827296-127839292 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205046295
 protein coding gene Chr4:126072785-126084607 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000022252
 protein coding gene Chr4:128498336-128510145 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230035522
 protein coding gene Chr4:131622846-131635208 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190031299
 protein coding gene Chr4:126059660-126071656 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225024987
 protein coding gene Chr4:137543089-137554908 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010040747
 protein coding gene Chr4:125511172-125523065 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010039900
 protein coding gene Chr4:127581528-127593010 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005034647
 protein coding gene Chr4:125951552-125963454 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KDF1, keratinocyte differentiation factor 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KDF1, keratinocyte differentiation factor 1
  • Synonyms
    C1orf172, ECTD12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 126695
    UniProt: Q8NAX2

  • Chr Location
    1p36.11; chr1:26949556-26960788 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human KDF1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    31 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    8 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    17 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 an ENU-induced allele exhibit neonatal lethality, short limbs, increased keratinocyte proliferation and impaired keratinocyte differentiation with epidermis overgrowth that covers ear and mouth openings and fuses the hindlimb, tail and genitals.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    27
  • GO References
    5
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
    732
  • Tissues
    55
  • cDNA Data
    33
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 69073 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 11828 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001083916 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1804 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide A2A9F4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 397 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 35
      cDNA 34
      Other 1
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 41
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 17
    • 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:377206 Wang J, et al., Kdf1 Regulates Molar Cusp Morphogenesis via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signalling Axis. Cell Prolif. 2025 Jul 30;:e70108
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    09/01/2026
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