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Egr1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Egr1
  • Name
    early growth response 1
  • Synonyms
    A530045N19Rik, Egr-1, ETR103, Krox-1, Krox-24, Krox24, NGF1-A, NGFI-A, NGFIA, TIS8, Zenk, Zfp-6, Zif268
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95295
    NCBI Gene: 13653
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr18:34994260-34998009 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 18, 18.76 cM, cytoband C/D
  • Mapping Data
    11 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    81 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    4
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95295
 protein coding gene Chr18:34992876-34998037 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024253
 protein coding gene Chr18:33098769-33103919 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024219
 protein coding gene Chr18:31977239-31982399 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024187
 protein coding gene Chr18:32895526-32900685 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024219
 protein coding gene Chr18:32035327-32040658 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023986
 protein coding gene Chr18:32910060-32915931 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0024661
 protein coding gene Chr18:34367625-34372758 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022101
 protein coding gene Chr18:32117402-32122582 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0023461
 protein coding gene Chr18:32874941-32881343 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023954
 protein coding gene Chr18:35306566-35315486 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024086
 protein coding gene Chr18:31631322-31636546 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024053
 protein coding gene Chr18:31317194-31322195 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024168
 protein coding gene Chr18:33181274-33188471 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024081
 protein coding gene Chr18:36561920-36567043 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0024709
 protein coding gene Chr18:32715266-32722645 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023205
 protein coding gene Chr18:31839238-31843194 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023013
 protein coding gene Chr18:32998303-33004929 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0023524
 protein coding gene Chr18:32646459-32652959 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EGR1, early growth response 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EGR1, early growth response 1
  • Synonyms
    AT225, G0S30, KROX-24, NGFI-A, TIS8, ZIF-268, ZIF268, ZNF225
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1958
    neXtProt AC: NX_P18146
    UniProt: P18146

  • Chr Location
    5q31.2; chr5:138465479-138469303 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Egr1 mouse models; 1 with human EGR1 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
    93 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    11 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    147 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.
Homozygotes for targeted mutations are small and infertile due to pituitary defects. Mutants exhibit reductions in somatotropes and growth hormone content, and a lack of luteinizing hormone-beta expression. Ovaries lack luteinizing hormone receptors. Memory defects are also seen.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    110
  • GO References
    25
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
    1137
  • Tissues
    263
  • cDNA Data
    105
  • Literature Summary
    76
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13653 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3750 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_007913 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3072 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P08046 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 533 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 129
      Genomic 9
      cDNA 108
      Primer pair 8
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11608, MGD-MRK-11621, MGD-MRK-15902, MGD-MRK-9324, MGD-MRK-9326, MGI:2444717
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 391
      Developmental Gene Expression 76
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 25
      Phenotypes 147
    • Earliest
      J:27311 Sukhatme VP, et al., A novel early growth response gene rapidly induced by fibroblast, epithelial cell and lymphocyte mitogens. Oncogene Res. 1987 Sep-Oct;1(4):343-55
    • Latest
      J:350689 Sancho-Balsells A, et al., Brain-gut photobiomodulation restores cognitive alterations in chronically stressed mice through the regulation of Sirt1 and neuroinflammation. J Affect Disord. 2024 Jun 1;354:574-588
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