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Chga Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Chga
  • Name
    chromogranin A
  • Synonyms
    ChrA
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88394
    NCBI Gene: 12652
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:102521228-102531287 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 51.66 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    330 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88394
protein coding gene Chr12:102521200-102531287 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0020033
protein coding gene Chr12:104191300-104201779 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019989
protein coding gene Chr12:100193263-100203075 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019965
protein coding gene Chr12:103037681-103047733 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019975
protein coding gene Chr12:100543441-100553501 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019777
protein coding gene Chr12:103495510-103505338 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020424
protein coding gene Chr12:107436652-107449020 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018037
protein coding gene Chr12:97206499-97217292 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0019323
protein coding gene Chr12:98334434-98345958 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019749
protein coding gene Chr12:111424494-111437517 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019860
protein coding gene Chr12:99708539-99718373 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019849
protein coding gene Chr12:98437286-98447584 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019936
protein coding gene Chr12:104042235-104052282 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019889
protein coding gene Chr12:114898823-114908869 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020453
protein coding gene Chr12:102534327-102545743 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0019086
protein coding gene Chr12:94265209-94275414 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018882
protein coding gene Chr12:96719026-96729800 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019377
protein coding gene Chr12:103427097-103438063 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CHGA, chromogranin A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CHGA, chromogranin A
  • Synonyms
    CGA, PHE5, PHES
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1113
    neXtProt AC: NX_P10645
    UniProt: P10645

  • Chr Location
    14q32.12; chr14:92922664-92935285 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with human CHGA associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    33 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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Homozygotes and heterozygotes for one allele display hypertension, abnormal plasma and adrenal adrenaline and noradrenaline levels and, in homozygotes, partial embryonic lethality. Homozygotes for a second allele only have elevated urinary adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine levels.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000021194 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 10060 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000021610 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1883 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000021610 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 463 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 53
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 44
      Primer pair 4
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1969
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 218
      Developmental Gene Expression 139
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 33
    • Earliest
      J:19363 Modi WS, et al., The human chromogranin A gene: chromosome assignment and RFLP analysis. Am J Hum Genet. 1989 Nov;45(5):814-8
    • Latest
      J:353482 Ortiz JA, et al., Trefoil Factor 2 Expressed by the Murine Pancreatic Acinar Cells Is Required for the Development of Islets and for beta-Cell Function During Aging. Diabetes. 2024 Sep 1;73(9):1447-1461

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    last database update
    10/29/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory