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Klhl20 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Klhl20
  • Name
    kelch-like 20
  • Synonyms
    D930050H05Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2444855
    NCBI Gene: 226541
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:160915945-160959078 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 69.75 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1002 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2444855
protein coding gene Chr1:160915945-160959081 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200005741
protein coding gene Chr1:158410382-158455011 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195021841
protein coding gene Chr1:157735775-157780331 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220012726
protein coding gene Chr1:157526593-157569730 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180035158
protein coding gene Chr1:157966000-158016241 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036496
protein coding gene Chr1:158045599-158090234 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215032876
protein coding gene Chr1:157934857-157977991 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014761
protein coding gene Chr1:151692991-151737983 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005019572
protein coding gene Chr1:156568749-156613462 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210020959
protein coding gene Chr1:157943359-157987985 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185041216
protein coding gene Chr1:162184123-162234364 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205009579
protein coding gene Chr1:157021647-157064776 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000020074
protein coding gene Chr1:161344848-161395098 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230011605
protein coding gene Chr1:161811770-161856347 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190033097
protein coding gene Chr1:157773437-157816569 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225004342
protein coding gene Chr1:165422760-165465909 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010036026
protein coding gene Chr1:156731778-156775135 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010041508
protein coding gene Chr1:160143046-160185669 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005015182
protein coding gene Chr1:157332101-157375251 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KLHL20, kelch like family member 20
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KLHL20, kelch like family member 20
  • Synonyms
    KHLHX, KLEIP, KLHLX, NEDSZFB
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 27252
    UniProt: Q9Y2M5

  • Chr Location
    1q25.1; chr1:173714919-173786820 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 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

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Mice homozygous for a transgenic gene disruption may exhibit male sterility. Mice homozygous for a gene trap allele exhibit corneal vascularization and premature death.
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 226541 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 43134 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001039482 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4037 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8VCK5 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 604 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 14
      cDNA 14

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2138280
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 41
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 17
    • Earliest
      J:80000 The FANTOM Consortium and The RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group Phase I & II Team, Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs. Nature. 2002;420:563-573
    • Latest
      J:232813 Liu CC, et al., Cul3-KLHL20 Ubiquitin Ligase Governs the Turnover of ULK1 and VPS34 Complexes to Control Autophagy Termination. Mol Cell. 2016 Jan 7;61(1):84-97

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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