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Actn4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Actn4
  • Name
    actinin alpha 4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1890773
    NCBI Gene: 60595
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    18 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:28592673-28661765 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 16.94 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1559 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1890773
 protein coding gene Chr7:28592673-28661799 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0031967
 protein coding gene Chr7:27771019-27846967 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0031945
 protein coding gene Chr7:27050089-27119543 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031877
 protein coding gene Chr7:27747607-27818141 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0031952
 protein coding gene Chr7:27202673-27272220 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0031671
 protein coding gene Chr7:28150084-28224888 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0032416
 protein coding gene Chr7:28649787-28727911 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029468
 protein coding gene Chr7:28107740-28178047 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031006
 protein coding gene Chr7:21443524-21516349 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031637
 protein coding gene Chr7:29973251-30077227 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0031789
 protein coding gene Chr7:26795360-26864706 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0031746
 protein coding gene Chr7:26884037-26955531 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031869
 protein coding gene Chr7:28067888-28141783 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0031782
 protein coding gene Chr7:29397399-29467775 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0032446
 protein coding gene Chr7:27229668-27302906 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0030731
 protein coding gene Chr7:21832120-21902119 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030564
 protein coding gene Chr7:18243662-18322328 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031115
 protein coding gene Chr7:27609805-27679121 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ACTN4, actinin alpha 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ACTN4, actinin alpha 4
  • Synonyms
    ACTININ-4, FSGS, FSGS1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 81
    neXtProt AC: NX_O43707
    UniProt: O43707

  • Chr Location
    19q13.2; chr19:38647649-38731589 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Actn4 mouse models; 2 with human ACTN4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    64 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    5 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    27 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 disruption in this gene die either around birth or within a few months of birth. Those who do survive after birth show poor growth and kidney abnormalities including glomerulosclerosis. This is manifested functionally as proteinuria and abnormal blood urea nitrogen.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    73
  • GO References
    23
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
    717
  • Tissues
    5
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    10
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000054808 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 69093 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000217157 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3530 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000151028 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 932 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 16
      cDNA 12
      Primer pair 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2142313
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 94
      Developmental Gene Expression 10
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 23
      Phenotypes 27
    • Earliest
      J:60984 Ko MS, et al., Large-scale cDNA analysis reveals phased gene expression patterns during preimplantation mouse development. Development. 2000 Apr;127(8):1737-49
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    12/10/2024
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