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Gdf9 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gdf9
  • Name
    growth differentiation factor 9
  • Synonyms
    Gdf-9
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95692
    NCBI Gene: 14566
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:53321850-53328731 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 31.94 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    274 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95692
 protein coding gene Chr11:53321773-53328731 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0018292
 protein coding gene Chr11:52812419-52819101 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0018261
 protein coding gene Chr11:50832253-50839143 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0018231
 protein coding gene Chr11:52487239-52499530 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0018232
 protein coding gene Chr11:51189682-51196365 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0018043
 protein coding gene Chr11:52459521-52466397 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0018684
 protein coding gene Chr11:54406941-54414995 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016334
 protein coding gene Chr11:48371384-48378021 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0017608
 protein coding gene Chr11:52504884-52511555 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018018
 protein coding gene Chr11:56977278-56983962 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0018128
 protein coding gene Chr11:50580653-50587584 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0018120
 protein coding gene Chr11:50218985-50225680 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0018202
 protein coding gene Chr11:53266020-53273485 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0018144
 protein coding gene Chr11:58305639-58313370 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0018726
 protein coding gene Chr11:52517398-52525443 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0017383
 protein coding gene Chr11:51094351-51101341 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0017178
 protein coding gene Chr11:52339890-52346724 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0017655
 protein coding gene Chr11:52158848-52165528 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GDF9, growth differentiation factor 9
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GDF9, growth differentiation factor 9
  • Synonyms
    POF14
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2661
    neXtProt AC: NX_O60383
    UniProt: O60383

  • Chr Location
    5q31.1; chr5:132861181-132866884 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human GDF9 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    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

Click cells to view annotations.
Females homozygous for a targeted null mutation are sterile with a block in folliculogenesis. Mutant oocytes exhibit perinuclear organelle aggregation, unusual Golgi complexes, absence of cortical granules, and impaired granulosa cell connections.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    15
  • GO References
    7
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    795
  • Tissues
    32
  • cDNA Data
    10
  • Literature Summary
    27
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000018238 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6882 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000018382 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1793 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000018382 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 441 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 10
      Primer pair 9

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10035, MGD-MRK-10045
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 109
      Developmental Gene Expression 27
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 33
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:344559 Hughes CHK, et al., Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1; Nr5a1) regulates the formation of the ovarian reserve. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Aug 8;120(32):e2220849120
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    11/12/2024
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