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Fasn Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fasn
  • Name
    fatty acid synthase
  • Synonyms
    A630082H08Rik, FAS
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95485
    NCBI Gene: 14104
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    8 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:120696672-120715373 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 84.56 cM
  • Mapping Data
    12 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    33 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95485
protein coding gene Chr11:120696672-120715992 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019531
protein coding gene Chr11:125312964-125331665 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019498
protein coding gene Chr11:119717508-119736209 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019468
protein coding gene Chr11:123339171-123357872 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019473
protein coding gene Chr11:120077569-120096270 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019279
protein coding gene Chr11:123666294-123684995 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019922
protein coding gene Chr11:129112906-129131607 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017547
protein coding gene Chr11:116706358-116725233 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018833
protein coding gene Chr11:125168590-125187274 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019250
protein coding gene Chr11:134137581-134156282 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019363
protein coding gene Chr11:119090747-119109448 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019354
protein coding gene Chr11:118804815-118823516 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019434
protein coding gene Chr11:125602481-125621182 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019387
protein coding gene Chr11:132969818-132988519 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019961
protein coding gene Chr11:124009362-124028063 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018599
protein coding gene Chr11:120528183-120547226 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018391
protein coding gene Chr11:123770732-123789453 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018886
protein coding gene Chr11:123999167-124017867 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FASN, fatty acid synthase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FASN, fatty acid synthase
  • Synonyms
    FAS, OA-519, SDR27X1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2194
    neXtProt AC: NX_P49327
    UniProt: P49327

  • Chr Location
    17q25.3; chr17:82078338-82098294 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    29 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    45 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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Targeted mutation of this locus has implicated its product in embryogenesis as all homozygotes and most heterozygotes die prior to birth.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000025153 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 18702 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000055655 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 10050 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000052872 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2504 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      cDNA 27
      Primer pair 7

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-9712, MGI:2443287
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 166
      Developmental Gene Expression 43
      Gene Ontology 17
      Phenotypes 45
    • Earliest
      J:9167 Paulauskis JD, et al., Cloning and expression of mouse fatty acid synthase and other specific mRNAs. Developmental and hormonal regulation in 3T3-L1 cells. J Biol Chem. 1988 May 25;263(15):7049-54
    • Latest
      J:344286 Worthmann A, et al., Fatty acid synthesis suppresses dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid use. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 2;15(1):45

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    last database update
    04/16/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory