Ostn MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:2677164

Symbol

Ostn
Name

osteocrin
Synonyms

musclin, Ostc

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:2677164
NCBI Gene: 239790
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

1 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr16:27126239-27169962 bp, + strand
From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 16, 18.88 cM
Mapping Data

1 experiment

SNPs within 2kb

1741 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_2677164	protein coding gene	Chr16:27125733-27169962 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200036084	protein coding gene	Chr16:24154380-24198097 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195028995	protein coding gene	Chr16:23692023-23735756 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220027778	protein coding gene	Chr16:24023346-24067075 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180028564	protein coding gene	Chr16:23922094-23965805 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175037180	protein coding gene	Chr16:24074711-24118427 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215019196	protein coding gene	Chr16:23808031-23851748 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020632	protein coding gene	Chr16:24436613-24481641 (+)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005035454	protein coding gene	Chr16:24386933-24430871 (+)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210036900	protein coding gene	Chr16:24096894-24140649 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185019222	protein coding gene	Chr16:24035804-24079521 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205021424	protein coding gene	Chr16:24027972-24071690 (+)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000033165	protein coding gene	Chr16:24238478-24277376 (+)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230032433	protein coding gene	Chr16:26605820-26649537 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190028577	protein coding gene	Chr16:24209451-24253171 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225036773	protein coding gene	Chr16:29851165-29894656 (+)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010031138	protein coding gene	Chr16:24047120-24086072 (+)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010016646	protein coding gene	Chr16:23976041-24013294 (+)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005032740	protein coding gene	Chr16:24291960-24335788 (+)

Human Ortholog

OSTN, osteocrin

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

OSTN, osteocrin
Synonyms

MUSCLIN
Links

HGNC:29961

NCBI Gene ID: 344901

UniProt: P61366
Chr Location

3q28; chr3:191199241-191265615 (+) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Ostn stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: OSTN
Gene Tree

Ostn

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Phenotype Summary

4 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
14 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

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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All Mutations and Alleles

8
Endonuclease-mediated

5
Targeted

3
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF
Find Mice (IMSR)

14 strains or lines available

Mice homozygous for a null allele display impaired exercise endurance and impaired muscle adaptation to exercise.

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All GO Annotations

32
GO References

10

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 Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

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

624
Tissues

24
cDNA Data

7
Literature Summary

5

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

ZFIN ostn

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All Sequences

34
RefSeq

4
UniProt

1
CCDS

CCDS28090.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000052276 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

239790

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	ENSMUSG00000052276	Ensembl Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	43724	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	ENSMUST00000066852	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	1423	Not Applicable
polypeptide	ENSMUSP00000067539	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	130	Not Applicable

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UniProt

1 Sequence
Protein Ontology

PR:000012069 osteocrin

(term hierarchy)
InterPro Domains

IPR021088 Osteocrin

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All nucleic 8

cDNA 7

Primer pair 1

Antibodies 1

Microarray probesets 1

Summaries

All 47

Developmental Gene Expression 5

Gene Ontology 10

Phenotypes 14
Earliest

J:52277 Lu J, et al., MyoR: a muscle-restricted basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that antagonizes the actions of MyoD. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Jan 19;96(2):552-7
Latest

J:358302 Kang X, et al., Exercise-induced Musclin determines the fate of fibro-adipogenic progenitors to control muscle homeostasis. Cell Stem Cell. 2024 Feb 1;31(2):212-226.e7

TSS for Ostn:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr137819	Chr16:27126382-27126400 (+)	152 bp

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