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Ung Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ung
  • Name
    uracil DNA glycosylase
  • Synonyms
    UNG1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109352
    NCBI Gene: 22256
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:114268447-114277384 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 55.97 cM, cytoband F
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    392 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109352
 protein coding gene Chr5:114268427-114277384 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0029932
 protein coding gene Chr5:116843760-116852705 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0029897
 protein coding gene Chr5:112260658-112269599 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029835
 protein coding gene Chr5:115826470-115835413 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0029908
 protein coding gene Chr5:113628929-113637872 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0029628
 protein coding gene Chr5:116314153-116323072 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030362
 protein coding gene Chr5:121361830-121370767 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027590
 protein coding gene Chr5:107085705-107094548 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029036
 protein coding gene Chr5:115250312-115258989 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0029595
 protein coding gene Chr5:125959193-125968112 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029745
 protein coding gene Chr5:112319866-112328798 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029702
 protein coding gene Chr5:111116878-111125793 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029834
 protein coding gene Chr5:117412723-117421699 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029733
 protein coding gene Chr5:130436857-130445798 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030403
 protein coding gene Chr5:115284965-115293897 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028750
 protein coding gene Chr5:110949074-110958026 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0028588
 protein coding gene Chr5:112824785-112835514 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029112
 protein coding gene Chr5:115847372-115856308 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    UNG, uracil DNA glycosylase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    UNG, uracil DNA glycosylase
  • Synonyms
    DGU, HIGM4, HIGM5, UDG, UNG1, UNG15, UNG2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7374
    neXtProt AC: NX_P13051
    UniProt: P13051

  • Chr Location
    12q24.11; chr12:109097597-109126725 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human UNG associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    8 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    71 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 mutants incorporate an elevated level of uracil into DNA of dividing cells. In hypermutation at immunoglobulin genes, mutations at C/G pairs are shifted toward transitions, and class-switch recombination is reduced. Homozygous null mutants display increased ischemic brain injury.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    30
  • GO References
    9
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
    1028
  • Tissues
    128
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    6
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000029591 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8938 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000031587 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1985 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000031587 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 306 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 20
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-38397
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 113
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 71
    • 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:342746 Martin OA, et al., The IgH Emicro-MAR regions promote UNG-dependent error-prone repair to optimize somatic hypermutation. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1030813
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    11/19/2024
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