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Mafa Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mafa
  • Name
    MAF bZIP transcription factor A
  • Synonyms
    RIPE3b1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2673307
    NCBI Gene: 378435
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:75617339-75620077 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 34.82 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    127 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2673307
 protein coding gene Chr15:75617339-75620170 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200051690
 protein coding gene Chr15:72734816-72737554 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195046907
 protein coding gene Chr15:72709224-72711962 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220046872
 protein coding gene Chr15:72720282-72723020 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180045667
 protein coding gene Chr15:72535959-72538697 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175049402
 protein coding gene Chr15:72897827-72900565 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215047622
 protein coding gene Chr15:72626370-72629108 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019896
 protein coding gene Chr15:69704462-69705541 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005039664
 protein coding gene Chr15:72239256-72241991 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047325
 protein coding gene Chr15:72673126-72675864 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185049636
 protein coding gene Chr15:72651814-72654552 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205034530
 protein coding gene Chr15:72402512-72405250 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000054463
 protein coding gene Chr15:72306830-72309565 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051498
 protein coding gene Chr15:76015814-76018552 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028587
 protein coding gene Chr15:72657380-72660116 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225052017
 protein coding gene Chr15:76322201-76324937 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045390
 protein coding gene Chr15:72587490-72590225 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010050130
 protein coding gene Chr15:74213533-74215505 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005049198
 protein coding gene Chr15:72714540-72717274 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MAFA, MAF bZIP transcription factor A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MAFA, MAF bZIP transcription factor A
  • Synonyms
    hMafA, INSDM, RIPE3b1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 389692
    UniProt: Q8NHW3

  • Chr Location
    8q24.3; chr8:143419182-143430732 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Mafa mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    57 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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Homozygous mutant mice exhibit glucose intolerance and develop diabetes mellitus. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion is severely impaired and mutant mice display pancreatic islet abnormalities as they age.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    34
  • GO References
    12
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    756
  • Tissues
    57
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    119
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000047591 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2739 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000062002 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2739 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000054226 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 359 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 20
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 8
      Other 1
      Antibodies 10

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 214
      Developmental Gene Expression 119
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 57
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:390194 Park J, et al., PAX4 R192H variant impairs beta cell function by disrupting beta cell identity and compensatory capacity in response to metabolic stress. Genome Med. 2026 May 28;18(1)
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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