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Muc6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Muc6
  • Name
    mucin 6, gastric
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2663233
    NCBI Gene: 353328
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    34 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:141213373-141241641 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 87.03 cM, cytoband F5
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    496 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2663233
 protein coding gene Chr7:141212404-141241659 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200040265
 protein coding gene Chr7:127778973-127807255 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195035783
 protein coding gene Chr7:132261479-132289767 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220032696
 protein coding gene Chr7:125743158-125771441 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032336
 protein coding gene Chr7:128953637-128981925 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175040472
 protein coding gene Chr7:129681878-129710166 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215046030
 protein coding gene Chr7:128948478-128976769 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005049816
 protein coding gene Chr7:132253979-132281679 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210028350
 protein coding gene Chr7:129439877-129468165 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016683
 protein coding gene Chr7:133718412-133746700 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205035371
 protein coding gene Chr7:129360703-129388988 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000021105
 protein coding gene Chr7:138797802-138825922 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040330
 protein coding gene Chr7:139881884-139910170 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021367
 protein coding gene Chr7:129547323-129575608 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225051592
 protein coding gene Chr7:138091064-138119350 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010041879
 protein coding gene Chr7:127929834-127957193 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010040659
 protein coding gene Chr7:129375893-129405004 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005034335
 protein coding gene Chr7:130281572-130309068 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MUC6, mucin 6, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming (gene/pseudogene)
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MUC6, mucin 6, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming (gene/pseudogene)
  • Synonyms
    MUC-6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4588
    UniProt: Q6W4X9

  • Chr Location
    11p15.5; chr11:1012823-1036718 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotypes 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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Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    3
  • GO References
    2
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

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
    4
  • Tissues
    4
  • cDNA Data
    5
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000118661 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 28269 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000239500 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 15593 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000159382 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4972 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 6
      cDNA 5
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 37
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 2
      Phenotypes 10
    • Earliest
      J:65007 Cattanach BM, et al., Two imprinted gene mutations: three phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Sep 22;9(15):2263-73
    • Latest
      J:342981 Singh S, et al., Heterogeneous murine peribiliary glands orchestrate compartmentalized epithelial renewal. Dev Cell. 2023 Oct 23;
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    09/01/2026
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