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Pmel Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Pmel
  • Name
    premelanosome protein
  • Synonyms
    D10H12S53E, D12S53Eh, gp100, gp87, Pmel17, Si
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98301
    NCBI Gene: 20431
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:128540064-128556107 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 77.13 cM
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    420 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98301
protein coding gene Chr10:128531757-128556107 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0017879
protein coding gene Chr10:132475339-132492884 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0017854
protein coding gene Chr10:127156098-127172615 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0017817
protein coding gene Chr10:130872067-130887786 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0017818
protein coding gene Chr10:127522910-127537280 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0017641
protein coding gene Chr10:131043256-131057949 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0018273
protein coding gene Chr10:136948645-136966849 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015951
protein coding gene Chr10:121071168-121085352 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0017202
protein coding gene Chr10:131763638-131780311 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0017611
protein coding gene Chr10:142540694-142559932 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0017717
protein coding gene Chr10:126217917-126232041 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0017712
protein coding gene Chr10:125140988-125155634 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0017791
protein coding gene Chr10:133065569-133082596 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0017740
protein coding gene Chr10:145103345-145122157 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0018313
protein coding gene Chr10:130978206-130993077 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0016987
protein coding gene Chr10:126471942-126489005 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0016776
protein coding gene Chr10:130090002-130107500 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0017261
protein coding gene Chr10:131200146-131215794 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PMEL, premelanosome protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PMEL, premelanosome protein
  • Synonyms
    D12S53E, gp100, HMB-45, HMB45, ME20, ME20-M, ME20M, P1, P100, PMEL17, SI, SIL, SILV
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6490
    neXtProt AC: NX_P40967
    UniProt: P40967

  • Chr Location
    12q13.2; chr12:55954105-55973317 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    2 images
    31 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.
This mutation affects the viability of melanoblasts, resulting in random occurrence of white, partially white or gray hairs, and fully pigmented hairs that together display as varying intensities of silvering.
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 ENSMUSG00000025359 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 16044 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000054125 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2130 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000051869 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 626 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 16
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 10
      Primer pair 1
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-14408, MGD-MRK-2463, MGD-MRK-3358, MGI:88707
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 95
      Developmental Gene Expression 20
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 31
    • Earliest
      J:13051 Dunn LC, et al., The silver mouse, a recessive color variation. J Hered. 1930;21(12):495-498
    • 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
    11/12/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory