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Casp6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Casp6
  • Name
    caspase 6
  • Synonyms
    mCASP-6, Mch2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1312921
    NCBI Gene: 12368
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:129695074-129707752 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 59.50 cM, cytoband H1
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    642 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1312921
protein coding gene Chr3:129695064-129707761 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027877
protein coding gene Chr3:132592884-132607088 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027835
protein coding gene Chr3:127972329-127984966 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027800
protein coding gene Chr3:131289716-131302269 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027848
protein coding gene Chr3:127815184-127828105 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0027577
protein coding gene Chr3:131683725-131696985 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0028292
protein coding gene Chr3:137330763-137344258 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025630
protein coding gene Chr3:123499358-123513988 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0027034
protein coding gene Chr3:131364407-131376914 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0027553
protein coding gene Chr3:141944943-141960275 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0027694
protein coding gene Chr3:127165353-127177991 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0027661
protein coding gene Chr3:124756880-124769391 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027803
protein coding gene Chr3:134100042-134112613 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0027692
protein coding gene Chr3:149906847-149920258 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0028349
protein coding gene Chr3:130963562-130976031 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026758
protein coding gene Chr3:126906339-126919426 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0026583
protein coding gene Chr3:129024137-129042824 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0027113
protein coding gene Chr3:131676051-131690004 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CASP6, caspase 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    5
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CASP6, caspase 6
  • Synonyms
    caspase-6, CSP-6, MCH2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 839
    neXtProt AC: NX_P55212
    UniProt: P55212

  • Chr Location
    4q25; chr4:109664388-109709767 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human CASP6 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    5 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    32 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 knock-out allele exhibit failure to induce increased lysis of fluorogenic substrate VEID-AMC in staurosporine treated of lenses. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele exhibit resistance to excitotoxicity and axonal 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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000027997 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12679 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000029626 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1456 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000029626 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 276 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 83
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 78
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 88
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 32
    • Earliest
      J:38326 Van de Craen M, et al., Characterization of seven murine caspase family members. FEBS Lett. 1997 Feb 10;403(1):61-9
    • Latest
      J:344262 Lin Y, et al., Caspase 6 promotes innate immune activation by functional crosstalk between RIPK1-IkappaBalpha axis in liver inflammation. Cell Commun Signal. 2023 Oct 12;21(1):282

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    last database update
    11/19/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory