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Vim Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vim
  • Name
    vimentin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:98932
    NCBI Gene: 22352
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    35 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:13579122-13587637 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 10.04 cM, cytoband A2
  • Mapping Data
    24 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    333 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_98932
protein coding gene Chr2:13578738-13587637 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025357
protein coding gene Chr2:11079884-11088791 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025334
protein coding gene Chr2:10661409-10670278 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025303
protein coding gene Chr2:10971497-10980400 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025330
protein coding gene Chr2:10653438-10662328 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025090
protein coding gene Chr2:10925044-10933930 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025772
protein coding gene Chr2:11383017-11391785 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023187
protein coding gene Chr2:10274120-10282883 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024553
protein coding gene Chr2:10888010-10897800 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025069
protein coding gene Chr2:11865211-11874107 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025201
protein coding gene Chr2:10555709-10564612 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025163
protein coding gene Chr2:10454845-10463757 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025287
protein coding gene Chr2:10991032-10999920 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025195
protein coding gene Chr2:11742839-11751730 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025830
protein coding gene Chr2:10888267-10897164 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024304
protein coding gene Chr2:10444650-10454051 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024104
protein coding gene Chr2:10925292-10934107 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024623
protein coding gene Chr2:10976945-10985711 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VIM, vimentin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VIM, vimentin
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7431
    neXtProt AC: NX_P08670
    UniProt: P08670

  • Chr Location
    10p13; chr10:17228241-17237593 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Vim mouse models; 6 with human VIM associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    39 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    26 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    85 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.
Homozygous null mutants exhibit impaired performance in motor coordination tests; cerebellum shows underdeveloped/abnormal Bergman glia and stunted, poorly branched Purkinje cells. Mutants are unable to survive experimental 75% reduction of kidney mass.
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 22352 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8516 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011701 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1834 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P20152 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 466 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      11 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000017298 vimentin
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR006821 Intermediate filament head, DNA-binding domain
      IPR018039 Intermediate filament protein, conserved site
      IPR039008 Intermediate filament, rod domain
      IPR050405 Intermediate filament structural protein
    • GlyGen
      P20152 14 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (11 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 746
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 722
      Primer pair 15
      Other 6

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-15395
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 656
      Developmental Gene Expression 444
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 36
      Phenotypes 85
    • Earliest
      J:29340 Jackson BW, et al., Formation of cytoskeletal elements during mouse embryogenesis. Intermediate filaments of the cytokeratin type and desmosomes in preimplantation embryos. Differentiation. 1980;17(3):161-79
    • Latest
      J:354227 Barao S, et al., Conserved transcriptional regulation by BRN1 and BRN2 in neocortical progenitors drives mammalian neural specification and neocortical expansion. Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 14;15(1):8043

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    last database update
    11/12/2024
    MGI 6.24
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