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Pex1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pex1
  • Name
    peroxisomal biogenesis factor 1
  • Synonyms
    5430414H02Rik, E330005K07Rik, peroxisome biogenesis factor 1, ZWS1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1918632
    NCBI Gene: 71382
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:3646066-3687230 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 2.26 cM, cytoband A2
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1054 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1918632
protein coding gene Chr5:3646066-3687232 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002232
protein coding gene Chr5:242773-283790 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195007181
protein coding gene Chr5:311195-352243 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220001987
protein coding gene Chr5:242831-283884 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180015492
protein coding gene Chr5:72371-113393 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175026531
protein coding gene Chr5:248022-289077 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012487
protein coding gene Chr5:552063-593112 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026933
protein coding gene Chr5:336044-373258 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005001523
protein coding gene Chr5:464210-503868 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210002364
protein coding gene Chr5:612710-653759 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185027608
protein coding gene Chr5:616352-657402 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205006673
protein coding gene Chr5:311121-352152 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000001284
protein coding gene Chr5:632417-672161 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230003015
protein coding gene Chr5:4487318-4528338 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190011284
protein coding gene Chr5:246955-286697 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006481
protein coding gene Chr5:8322853-8363904 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010019382
protein coding gene Chr5:596962-638881 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010004823
protein coding gene Chr5:438785-483874 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005025279
protein coding gene Chr5:305814-347400 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PEX1, peroxisomal biogenesis factor 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PEX1, peroxisomal biogenesis factor 1
  • Synonyms
    HMLR1, PBD1A, PBD1B, ZWS, ZWS1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5189
    UniProt: O43933

  • Chr Location
    7q21.2; chr7:92487020-92528640 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Pex1 mouse models; 3 with human PEX1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    45 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    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 a knock-in allele display premature death, postnatal growth retardation, fatty livers, a bile acid defect associated with intestinal lipid malabsorption and cholestasis, and a retinopathy associated with retinal cone cell degenerationand abnormal cone and rod electrophysiology.
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
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
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 71382 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 41165 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001293806 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4553 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q5BL07 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1284 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 10
      cDNA 10

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2444380
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 51
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 10
      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:386815 Gao XD, et al., In vivo base editing rescues liver pathophysiology and peroxisome dysfunction in a mouse model of Zellweger spectrum disorder. Nat Biomed Eng. 2026 Apr 14;

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory