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Best1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Best1
  • Name
    bestrophin 1
  • Synonyms
    best macular dystrophy, mBest1, Vmd2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1346332
    NCBI Gene: 24115
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:9962538-9978997 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 6.24 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    495 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1346332
protein coding gene Chr19:9962536-9978997 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024834
protein coding gene Chr19:7291448-7307637 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024802
protein coding gene Chr19:6788290-6806328 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024777
protein coding gene Chr19:7064722-7081057 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024802
protein coding gene Chr19:6834467-6851368 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024568
protein coding gene Chr19:6944941-6966118 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025250
protein coding gene Chr19:7611762-7628138 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022677
protein coding gene Chr19:7208617-7225194 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024041
protein coding gene Chr19:6589006-6617989 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024542
protein coding gene Chr19:7686675-7704332 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024669
protein coding gene Chr19:6803150-6819945 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024636
protein coding gene Chr19:6837866-6853963 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024756
protein coding gene Chr19:7270789-7286890 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024663
protein coding gene Chr19:7582346-7606628 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025298
protein coding gene Chr19:7090582-7106999 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023786
protein coding gene Chr19:6234715-6257149 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023591
protein coding gene Chr19:6274635-6292044 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024103
protein coding gene Chr19:6963222-6983304 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BEST1, bestrophin 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BEST1, bestrophin 1
  • Synonyms
    ARB, BEST, Best1V1Delta2, BMD, RP50, TU15B, VMD2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7439
    neXtProt AC: NX_O76090
    UniProt: O76090

  • Chr Location
    11q12.3; chr11:61949821-61965515 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Best1 mouse models; 5 with human BEST1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    18 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    1 images
    12 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 mutations of this gene generally result in abnormal retinal pigment epithelium morphology and/or altered eye electrophysiology. Homozygotes for a null allele show male subfertility associated with abnormal sperm morphology and reduced motility in the absence of retinal pathology.
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000037418 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 16460 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000117346 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2080 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000113053 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 551 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 9
      cDNA 8
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 12
    • Earliest
      J:57560 Petrukhin K, et al., Identification of the gene responsible for Best macular dystrophy. Nat Genet. 1998 Jul;19(3):241-7
    • Latest
      J:326541 Cyagen Biosciences Inc., Cyagen Biosciences Website. 2022;

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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    last database update
    11/19/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory