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Mir208a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mir208a
  • Name
    microRNA 208a
  • Synonyms
    mir-208, Mirn208, Mirn208a, mmu-mir-208, mmu-mir-208a
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:55186517-55186599 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 28.00 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    118 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2676883
 miRNA gene Chr14:55186517-55186599 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200042583
 miRNA gene Chr14:43766758-43766840 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195038149
 miRNA gene Chr14:43991100-43991182 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220032796
 miRNA gene Chr14:43319032-43319114 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180052881
 miRNA gene Chr14:43614833-43614915 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175051182
 miRNA gene Chr14:45297220-45297302 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215049944
 miRNA gene Chr14:43509624-43509706 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0007372
 miRNA gene Chr14:46380023-46380105 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005049746
 miRNA gene Chr14:45295154-45295236 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210047646
 miRNA gene Chr14:43977727-43977809 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185055220
 miRNA gene Chr14:49037008-49037090 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205043060
 miRNA gene Chr14:43374578-43374660 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000055486
 miRNA gene Chr14:60275988-60276070 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230053074
 miRNA gene Chr14:61132658-61132740 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190047308
 miRNA gene Chr14:43735498-43735580 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225051179
 miRNA gene Chr14:51430784-51430866 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050773
 miRNA gene Chr14:43200506-43200588 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010049515
 miRNA gene Chr14:46597819-46597901 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005045693
 miRNA gene Chr14:43199622-43199704 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MIR208A, microRNA 208a
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    1
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MIR208A, microRNA 208a
  • Synonyms
    hsa-mir-208a, MIR208, MIRN208, MIRN208A, miRNA208
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 406990

  • Chr Location
    chr14:23388596-23388666 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    8 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    8 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 null mutations display normal gross heart morphology but abnormal cardiac physiology.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    12
  • GO References
    5
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
    664
  • Tissues
    33
  • Literature Summary
    9
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    • All Sequences
      26
    • RefSeq
      1
    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 387204 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 83 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NR_029724 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 83 C57BL/6  
    For the selected sequence
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 4
      Other 4
    Other Database
    Links
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    miRBase MI0000555
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 30
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 8
    • Earliest
      J:84906 Dostie J, et al., Numerous microRNPs in neuronal cells containing novel microRNAs. (Erratum: RNA 2003;9(5):631-2). RNA. 2003 Feb;9(2):180-6
    • Latest
      J:379480 Han C, et al., Metabolic labeling of cardiomyocyte-derived small extracellular-vesicle (sEV) miRNAs identifies miR-208a in cardiac regulation of lung gene expression. J Extracell Vesicles. 2022 Oct;11(10):e12246
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    09/15/2026
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