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Taf8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Taf8
  • Name
    TATA-box binding protein associated factor 8
  • Synonyms
    Taf8, Tbn
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1926879
    NCBI Gene: 63856
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:47794289-47813216 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 23.33 cM, cytoband C
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    703 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1926879
 protein coding gene Chr17:47794289-47813217 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0023846
 protein coding gene Chr17:48650581-48671566 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0023806
 protein coding gene Chr17:47433574-47448635 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0023775
 protein coding gene Chr17:47816609-47832921 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023808
 protein coding gene Chr17:47346822-47361249 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023571
 protein coding gene Chr17:48567201-48583298 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0024252
 protein coding gene Chr17:50708667-50726954 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021701
 protein coding gene Chr17:44191448-44205261 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0023052
 protein coding gene Chr17:48670040-48685406 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023548
 protein coding gene Chr17:52552912-52566874 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0023676
 protein coding gene Chr17:46189206-46203673 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0023642
 protein coding gene Chr17:45841363-45856486 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0023756
 protein coding gene Chr17:49323681-49350695 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0023670
 protein coding gene Chr17:52040637-52054552 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0024297
 protein coding gene Chr17:48182307-48198095 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0022798
 protein coding gene Chr17:45555171-45569545 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0022613
 protein coding gene Chr17:45082370-45100197 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0023118
 protein coding gene Chr17:48764036-48781300 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAF8, TATA-box binding protein associated factor 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAF8, TATA-box binding protein associated factor 8
  • Synonyms
    II, NEDMLHB, TAF, TAF(II)43, TAFII-43, TAFII43, TBN
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 129685
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q7Z7C8
    UniProt: Q7Z7C8

  • Chr Location
    6p21.1; chr6:42050513-42087462 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    16 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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Embryos homozygous for a gene trap mutation die at E4.0 and exhibit apoptosis of inner mass cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    29
  • GO References
    10
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
    747
  • Tissues
    21
  • cDNA Data
    70
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 63856 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 18928 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001410187 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 6304 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9EQH4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 308 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 74
      cDNA 72
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2147059
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 54
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:47982 Voss AK, et al., Efficiency assessment of the gene trap approach. Dev Dyn. 1998 Jun;212(2):171-80
    • 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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    11/05/2024
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