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Ggcx Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ggcx
  • Name
    gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
  • Synonyms
    vitamin K-dependent carboxylase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1927655
    NCBI Gene: 56316
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:72391291-72407695 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 32.27 cM, cytoband C3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    133 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1927655
protein coding gene Chr6:72391262-72407696 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030876
protein coding gene Chr6:72966943-72983338 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030846
protein coding gene Chr6:70136824-70153294 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030775
protein coding gene Chr6:72201823-72218295 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030857
protein coding gene Chr6:70164375-70180761 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030855
protein coding gene Chr6:112022783-112039232 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031315
protein coding gene Chr6:74881572-74897976 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028504
protein coding gene Chr6:69282184-69299420 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029965
protein coding gene Chr6:72064622-72083843 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030544
protein coding gene Chr6:77931932-77948456 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030696
protein coding gene Chr6:69530916-69547825 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030649
protein coding gene Chr6:68922167-68938580 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030775
protein coding gene Chr6:72874793-72891197 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030684
protein coding gene Chr6:81327192-81343399 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031341
protein coding gene Chr6:72015166-72031632 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029681
protein coding gene Chr6:68438030-68454803 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029509
protein coding gene Chr6:70740881-70757222 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030047
protein coding gene Chr6:72379534-72395874 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GGCX, gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GGCX, gamma-glutamyl carboxylase
  • Synonyms
    VKCFD1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2677
    neXtProt AC: NX_P38435
    UniProt: P38435

  • Chr Location
    2p11.2; chr2:85544720-85561532 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human GGCX associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    43 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    20 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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Approximately 50% of embryos homozygous for a knock-out allele die between E9.5 and E18 while those surviving to term die of massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage shortly after birth with no evidence of ectopic calcification.
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 ENSMUSG00000053460 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 16405 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000065906 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2929 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000070109 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 757 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 13
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 9
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 46
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 20
    • Earliest
      J:65775 Begley GS, et al., A conserved motif within the vitamin K-dependent carboxylase gene is widely distributed across animal phyla. J Biol Chem. 2000 Nov 17;275(46):36245-9
    • Latest
      J:337581 Lacombe J, et al., Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation regulates Ca(2+) flux and adaptation to metabolic stress in beta cells. Cell Rep. 2023 May 30;42(5):112500

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory