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Tcfl5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tcfl5
  • Name
    transcription factor-like 5 (basic helix-loop-helix)
  • Synonyms
    FIG beta, Figlb
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2672878
    NCBI Gene: 277353
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:180263749-180284501 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 103.16 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    370 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2672878
 protein coding gene Chr2:180263749-180284540 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026999
 protein coding gene Chr2:187154627-187175241 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026965
 protein coding gene Chr2:179464670-179486167 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026935
 protein coding gene Chr2:184846398-184867318 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026974
 protein coding gene Chr2:179928706-179949337 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026715
 protein coding gene Chr2:185196645-185218205 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027420
 protein coding gene Chr2:192556641-192577330 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024785
 protein coding gene Chr2:170155611-170176565 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026174
 protein coding gene Chr2:183437454-183459098 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026692
 protein coding gene Chr2:199558230-199578828 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026830
 protein coding gene Chr2:178562241-178583142 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026796
 protein coding gene Chr2:177177653-177198295 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026931
 protein coding gene Chr2:187164363-187185182 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026815
 protein coding gene Chr2:202156464-202177042 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027479
 protein coding gene Chr2:184800902-184822869 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025910
 protein coding gene Chr2:176074181-176095074 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025710
 protein coding gene Chr2:181297806-181320330 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026246
 protein coding gene Chr2:185785709-185807293 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TCFL5, transcription factor like 5
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TCFL5, transcription factor like 5
  • Synonyms
    bHLHe82, CHA, E2BP-1, Figlb, SOSF1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10732
    UniProt: Q9UL49

  • Chr Location
    20q13.33; chr20:62841005-62861825 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 1 genetic background
    13 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-out allele exhibit male sterility associated with small testis size, azoospermia, multinucleated giant male germ cells, arrest of male meiosis in a diplotene like stage, and increased male germ cell apoptosis.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    858
  • Tissues
    149
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000038932 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 20753 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000037877 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2225 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000040611 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 489 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      5 Sequences
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR036638 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain superfamily
      IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain
      IPR039583 Transcription factor-like 5/SOLH1/2
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 13
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2139262
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 37
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:86696 Zambrowicz BP, et al., Wnk1 kinase deficiency lowers blood pressure in mice: a gene-trap screen to identify potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25;100(24):14109-14
    • Latest
      J:344789 Cecchini K, et al., The transcription factor TCFL5 responds to A-MYB to elaborate the male meiotic program in mice. Reproduction. 2023 Feb 1;165(2):183-196
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    06/09/2026
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