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Tmem18 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tmem18
  • Name
    transmembrane protein 18
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2387176
    NCBI Gene: 211986
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:30634442-30641218 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 13.00 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    257 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2387176
protein coding gene Chr12:30634425-30641218 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019652
protein coding gene Chr12:28492721-28499116 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019619
protein coding gene Chr12:27706911-27713660 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019590
protein coding gene Chr12:28602497-28609246 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019596
protein coding gene Chr12:27949567-27956316 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019400
protein coding gene Chr12:28462238-28468987 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020043
protein coding gene Chr12:29380191-29386961 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017668
protein coding gene Chr12:27030360-27037199 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018955
protein coding gene Chr12:23455658-23462406 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019371
protein coding gene Chr12:30338577-30345326 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019485
protein coding gene Chr12:27544067-27550816 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019476
protein coding gene Chr12:27348611-27355360 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019555
protein coding gene Chr12:28590993-28597742 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019511
protein coding gene Chr12:29962577-29969326 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020083
protein coding gene Chr12:28130896-28137645 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018722
protein coding gene Chr12:22276380-22283158 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018510
protein coding gene Chr12:22746700-22753454 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019006
protein coding gene Chr12:28356736-28363131 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM18, transmembrane protein 18
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TMEM18, transmembrane protein 18
  • Synonyms
    lncND
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 129787
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q96B42
    UniProt: Q96B42

  • Chr Location
    2p25.3; chr2:663877-677406 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    10 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a male-specific increase in body weight, fat mass and lean mass whether fed standard chow or a high-fat diet, increased suseptibility to diet-induced obesity, increased energy expenditure and increased food intake.
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 211986 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6777 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_172049 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2971 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q3TUD9 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 140 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 10
      cDNA 10

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 36
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 10
    • Earliest
      J:86696 Zambrowicz BP, et al., Wnk1 kinase deficiency lowers blood pressure in mice: a gene-trap screen to identify potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25;100(24):14109-14
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136

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    last database update
    11/05/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory