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Bcl6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bcl6
  • Name
    B cell leukemia/lymphoma 6
  • Synonyms
    Bcl5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:107187
    NCBI Gene: 12053
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    10 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:23783802-23807602 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 15.26 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    484 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_107187
protein coding gene Chr16:23780058-23807602 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0022688
protein coding gene Chr16:21570539-21594975 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0022650
protein coding gene Chr16:20551755-20575819 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022624
protein coding gene Chr16:21418129-21441797 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0022655
protein coding gene Chr16:20749511-20773346 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0022419
protein coding gene Chr16:21539807-21563794 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023104
protein coding gene Chr16:22105576-22130646 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020622
protein coding gene Chr16:21178543-21202239 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021948
protein coding gene Chr16:21540292-21569763 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0022390
protein coding gene Chr16:23022799-23051865 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0022522
protein coding gene Chr16:20507732-20531357 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0022498
protein coding gene Chr16:20507085-20532309 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0022590
protein coding gene Chr16:21372959-21398450 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0022517
protein coding gene Chr16:22491523-22515246 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023116
protein coding gene Chr16:21374124-21400344 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0021687
protein coding gene Chr16:20785748-20809999 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0021518
protein coding gene Chr16:21108619-21134832 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021992
protein coding gene Chr16:21330260-21356097 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BCL6, BCL6 transcription repressor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BCL6, BCL6 transcription repressor
  • Synonyms
    BCL5, BCL6A, LAZ3, ZBTB27, ZNF51
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 604
    neXtProt AC: NX_P41182
    UniProt: P41182

  • Chr Location
    3q27.3; chr3:187721377-187745725 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human BCL6 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    77 phenotypes from 8 alleles in 13 genetic backgrounds
    20 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    209 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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Homozygous null mutants develop myocarditis and pulmonary vasculitis, show impaired germinal center formation in the spleen, and display T helper 2 cell hyperimmune responsiveness.
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 ENSMUSG00000022508 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 23801 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000023151 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3525 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000023151 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 707 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 62
      cDNA 55
      Primer pair 4
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-35648, MGI:1277984
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 340
      Developmental Gene Expression 29
      Gene Ontology 35
      Phenotypes 209
    • Earliest
      J:29534 Fukuda T, et al., The murine BCL6 gene is induced in activated lymphocytes as an immediate early gene. Oncogene. 1995 Oct 19;11(8):1657-63
    • Latest
      J:354962 Akama-Garren EH, et al., T cell help shapes B cell tolerance. Sci Immunol. 2024 Feb 16;9(92):eadj7029

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