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Pdc Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pdc
  • Name
    phosducin
  • Synonyms
    Pdc, Rpr-1, Rpr1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98090
    NCBI Gene: 20028
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:150195168-150209657 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 63.84 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    635 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98090
protein coding gene Chr1:150195168-150209657 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002269
protein coding gene Chr1:147657479-147671972 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195012946
protein coding gene Chr1:147000793-147015258 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220005259
protein coding gene Chr1:146770075-146784850 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180029869
protein coding gene Chr1:147212633-147227123 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175002610
protein coding gene Chr1:147252583-147267039 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215003451
protein coding gene Chr1:147154777-147169266 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014686
protein coding gene Chr1:141085319-141101093 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005005869
protein coding gene Chr1:145788597-145803483 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032263
protein coding gene Chr1:147149609-147164073 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006983
protein coding gene Chr1:151420243-151434713 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205018057
protein coding gene Chr1:146297072-146311557 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000008160
protein coding gene Chr1:150571540-150586425 (+)
LP/J no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190011973
protein coding gene Chr1:146998257-147012751 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225005300
protein coding gene Chr1:154698991-154713484 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010027549
protein coding gene Chr1:145938543-145953302 (+)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005023604
protein coding gene Chr1:146594319-146608812 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PDC, phosducin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PDC, phosducin
  • Synonyms
    MEKA, PHD, PhLOP, PhLP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5132
    UniProt: P20941

  • Chr Location
    1q31.1; chr1:186443566-186461114 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    11 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.
Homozygous null mice display normal retinal morphology and rod function with reduced transducin (Gnat1) translocation. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele exhibit large pupils, increased blood pressure, age-related vascular smooth muscle hypertrophy, and stress-induced hypertension.
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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 20028 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14490 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001159730 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1263 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9QW08 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 244 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 110
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 108
      Primer pair 1
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13205, MGD-MRK-14115, MGD-MRK-14116
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 48
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 11
    • Earliest
      J:11278 Danciger M, et al., The gene for retinal rod 33-kDa protein is on mouse chromosome 1, near Lamb2. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1991;56(3-4):202-5
    • Latest
      J:301112 Maddala R, et al., Absence of S100A4 in the mouse lens induces an aberrant retina-specific differentiation program and cataract. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 26;11(1):2203

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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