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Twnk Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Twnk
  • Name
    twinkle mtDNA helicase
  • Synonyms
    D19Ertd626e, Peo1, twinkle, Twinl
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2137410
    NCBI Gene: 226153
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:44994102-45001201 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 38.19 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    207 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2137410
protein coding gene Chr19:44994102-45001203 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025180
protein coding gene Chr19:44544585-44551768 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025157
protein coding gene Chr19:42404430-42411225 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025125
protein coding gene Chr19:43765565-43771712 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025151
protein coding gene Chr19:42454507-42460791 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024911
protein coding gene Chr19:43916290-43922327 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025594
protein coding gene Chr19:45635342-45641492 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023008
protein coding gene Chr19:41671505-41677970 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024376
protein coding gene Chr19:43665171-43671216 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024891
protein coding gene Chr19:47952964-47959001 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025023
protein coding gene Chr19:42221880-42228294 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024984
protein coding gene Chr19:41989983-41996103 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025109
protein coding gene Chr19:44482908-44490905 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025015
protein coding gene Chr19:47338694-47344831 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025652
protein coding gene Chr19:43840885-43847041 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024125
protein coding gene Chr19:42129401-42135446 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023929
protein coding gene Chr19:42537745-42543788 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024446
protein coding gene Chr19:43984867-43990905 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TWNK, twinkle mtDNA helicase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TWNK, twinkle mtDNA helicase
  • Synonyms
    ATXN8, C10orf2, IOSCA, MTDPS7, PEO, PEO1, PEOA3, PRLTS5, SANDO, SCA8, TWINL
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 56652
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q96RR1
    UniProt: Q96RR1

  • Chr Location
    10q24.31; chr10:100987367-100994403 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Twnk mouse models; 4 with human TWNK associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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
    23 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    32 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 embryos display abnormal development. Embryos die around E8.5.
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
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000025209 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 7100 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000026227 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3488 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000026227 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 685 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 67
      cDNA 66
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1277099
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 68
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 32
    • Earliest
      J:60984 Ko MS, et al., Large-scale cDNA analysis reveals phased gene expression patterns during preimplantation mouse development. Development. 2000 Apr;127(8):1737-49
    • Latest
      J:354229 Landoni JC, et al., Overactive mitochondrial DNA replication disrupts perinatal cardiac maturation. Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 14;15(1):8066

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory