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Ptma Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ptma
  • Name
    prothymosin alpha
  • Synonyms
    Thym
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97803
    NCBI Gene: 19231
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:86454448-86458434 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 43.96 cM, cytoband C5
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    149 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    14
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97803
 protein coding gene Chr1:86454442-86458434 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200036612
 protein coding gene Chr1:83670215-83674200 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195029874
 protein coding gene Chr1:83242728-83246713 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039323
 protein coding gene Chr1:83372087-83376072 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180015551
 protein coding gene Chr1:83541614-83545599 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175001220
 protein coding gene Chr1:83421464-83425449 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016253
 protein coding gene Chr1:83343475-83347460 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014365
 protein coding gene Chr1:79025241-79028801 (+)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210012347
 protein coding gene Chr1:83265924-83269909 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016011
 protein coding gene Chr1:87738221-87742207 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025101
 protein coding gene Chr1:82677095-82681080 (+)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230019271
 protein coding gene Chr1:87016122-87020107 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190021502
 protein coding gene Chr1:83321153-83325138 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225004214
 protein coding gene Chr1:90918938-90922923 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PTMA, prothymosin alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    6
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PTMA, prothymosin alpha
  • Synonyms
    TMSA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5757
    UniProt: P06454

  • Chr Location
    2q37.1; chr2:231706895-231713552 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Ptma 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
    32 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    24 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 embryonic lethality while heterozygotes show decreased body weight and body temperature, hypoactivity, increased anxiety-like behaviors, impaired learning and memory, and defects in adult hippocampal neurogenesis and long term potentiation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    26
  • GO References
    6
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
    847
  • Tissues
    181
  • cDNA Data
    37
  • Literature Summary
    11
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026238 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3987 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000188699 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 604 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000140270 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 145 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 40
      cDNA 38
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13671, MGD-MRK-15105
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 70
      Developmental Gene Expression 11
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 24
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:351213 Yang ML, et al., Prothymosin alpha accelerates dengue virus-induced thrombocytopenia. iScience. 2024 Jan 19;27(1):108422
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