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Rara Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Rara
  • Name
    retinoic acid receptor, alpha
  • Synonyms
    RAR alpha 1, RARalpha1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97856
    NCBI Gene: 19401
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    26 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    8 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:98818644-98865768 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 62.76 cM, cytoband D-E1
  • Mapping Data
    15 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    817 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97856
protein coding gene Chr11:98818626-98865768 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019078
protein coding gene Chr11:101555293-101605251 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019046
protein coding gene Chr11:97286736-97337198 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019016
protein coding gene Chr11:100303343-100352071 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019020
protein coding gene Chr11:97781487-97829777 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0018833
protein coding gene Chr11:100447965-100498718 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019471
protein coding gene Chr11:104660023-104724829 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017103
protein coding gene Chr11:94845026-94892235 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018387
protein coding gene Chr11:101433194-101488529 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018804
protein coding gene Chr11:109032484-109082946 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0018912
protein coding gene Chr11:96849454-96898328 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0018901
protein coding gene Chr11:96363904-96412196 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0018982
protein coding gene Chr11:102006266-102057753 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0018928
protein coding gene Chr11:108712325-108766676 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019511
protein coding gene Chr11:100660831-100707986 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018158
protein coding gene Chr11:97893653-97948560 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0017947
protein coding gene Chr11:100410038-100461376 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018436
protein coding gene Chr11:100618045-100669919 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    RARA, retinoic acid receptor alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    RARA, retinoic acid receptor alpha
  • Synonyms
    NR1B1, RAR, RARalpha
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5914
    neXtProt AC: NX_P10276
    UniProt: P10276

  • Chr Location
    17q21.2; chr17:40309180-40357643 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human RARA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    33 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    202 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    88 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

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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show high neonatal mortality due to maternal cannibalization, failure to thrive, and excess mortality during the postnatal period. Male survivors exhibit testicular degeneration.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000037992 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 47125 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000107474 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2380 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000103098 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 462 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 113
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 72
      Primer pair 24
      Other 12

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13766
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 368
      Developmental Gene Expression 104
      Gene Ontology 44
      Phenotypes 88
    • Earliest
      J:9853 Harada M, et al., Strain difference and mode of inheritance of the susceptibility to passive cutaneous anaphylaxis mediated by allogeneic IgE antibody in the mouse. Immunol Invest. 1989 Jun;18(5):723-35
    • Latest
      J:343286 Queen R, et al., Spatial transcriptomics reveals novel genes during the remodelling of the embryonic human arterial valves. PLoS Genet. 2023 Nov;19(11):e1010777

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    last database update
    10/29/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory