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Ppara Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ppara
  • Name
    peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
  • Synonyms
    4933429D07Rik, Nr1c1, Ppar, PPAR-alpha, PPARalpha
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:104740
    NCBI Gene: 19013
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    13 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:85619184-85687020 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 40.42 cM
  • Mapping Data
    17 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1902 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    3
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_104740
 protein coding gene Chr15:85619112-85691052 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0022194
 protein coding gene Chr15:86636695-86713025 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0022153
 protein coding gene Chr15:83401204-83471275 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022128
 protein coding gene Chr15:85868740-85939217 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0022159
 protein coding gene Chr15:83527881-83596759 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0021929
 protein coding gene Chr15:85803114-85877166 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0022604
 protein coding gene Chr15:89883354-89956391 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020129
 protein coding gene Chr15:79722279-79790076 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021451
 protein coding gene Chr15:86612845-86685721 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0021896
 protein coding gene Chr15:92866726-92957426 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0022023
 protein coding gene Chr15:82864052-82932983 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0022002
 protein coding gene Chr15:81937803-82011480 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0022094
 protein coding gene Chr15:86805307-86877284 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0022022
 protein coding gene Chr15:97542057-97618120 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0022619
 protein coding gene Chr15:85860871-85938116 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0021192
 protein coding gene Chr15:82878721-82948710 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0021026
 protein coding gene Chr15:85570279-85649428 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021500
 protein coding gene Chr15:86366089-86434981 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PPARA, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PPARA, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha
  • Synonyms
    hPPAR, NR1C1, PPAR, PPAR-alpha, PPARalpha
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5465
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q07869
    UniProt: Q07869

  • Chr Location
    22q13.31; chr22:46150521-46243756 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Ppara mouse models; 5 with human PPARA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    3 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    63 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 11 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    459 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 a targeted null mutation exhibit loss of diurnal variation in hepatic fatty acid and cholesterol synthesis, increased hepatic lipid and gonadal adipose stores, impaired skin wound healing, and altered metabolic responses to starvation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    152
  • GO References
    33
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
    1059
  • Tissues
    207
  • cDNA Data
    43
  • Literature Summary
    64
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000022383 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 67837 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000109423 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2519 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000105050 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 468 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000013056 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR001723 Nuclear hormone receptor
      IPR050234 Nuclear hormone receptor family NR1 subfamily
      IPR000536 Nuclear hormone receptor, ligand-binding domain
      IPR035500 Nuclear hormone receptor-like domain superfamily
      IPR003074 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
      IPR003076 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
      IPR013088 Zinc finger, NHR/GATA-type
      IPR001628 Zinc finger, nuclear hormone receptor-type
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 64
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 44
      Primer pair 13
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13588, MGD-MRK-28031, MGI:2145949, MGI:2146246, MGI:3026969
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 769
      Developmental Gene Expression 64
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 33
      Phenotypes 459
    • Earliest
      J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
    • Latest
      J:355003 Jana M, et al., Muscle-building supplement beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate stimulates the maturation of oligodendroglial progenitor cells to oligodendrocytes. J Neurochem. 2024 Jul;168(7):1340-1358
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