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Foxa1 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Foxa1
  • Name
    forkhead box A1
  • Synonyms
    Hnf-3a, Hnf3a, Tcf-3a, Tcf3a
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1347472
    NCBI Gene: 15375
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    11 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:57587414-57593702 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 24.70 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    162 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1347472
protein coding gene Chr12:57585750-57594815 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019761
protein coding gene Chr12:56733807-56739295 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019720
protein coding gene Chr12:54642114-54648620 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019695
protein coding gene Chr12:56374954-56380452 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019700
protein coding gene Chr12:55014567-55020067 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019505
protein coding gene Chr12:56466550-56472065 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020152
protein coding gene Chr12:58406052-58411534 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017772
protein coding gene Chr12:53101095-53106542 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0019057
protein coding gene Chr12:51392306-51397813 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019474
protein coding gene Chr12:60483328-60488828 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019590
protein coding gene Chr12:54560397-54566214 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019578
protein coding gene Chr12:53844908-53850404 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019662
protein coding gene Chr12:56695191-56700674 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019616
protein coding gene Chr12:62029715-62035199 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020186
protein coding gene Chr12:55832197-55837671 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018824
protein coding gene Chr12:48956741-48962439 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018617
protein coding gene Chr12:50263344-50268847 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019108
protein coding gene Chr12:56366433-56371921 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FOXA1, forkhead box A1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FOXA1, forkhead box A1
  • Synonyms
    HNF3A, TCF3A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3169
    neXtProt AC: NX_P55317
    UniProt: P55317

  • Chr Location
    14q21.1; chr14:37589552-37596059 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    6 with human FOXA1 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    19 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    48 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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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit abnormal feeding, hypoglycemia, impaired glucagon secretion, hypotryglyceridemia, wasting, and lethality between postnatal days 2 and 14.
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 ENSMUSG00000035451 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6289 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000044380 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3191 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000041118 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 468 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 76
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 40
      Primer pair 17
      Other 14

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10804, MGD-MRK-14749, MGD-MRK-14755, MGD-MRK-16685, MGI:99890
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 222
      Developmental Gene Expression 122
      Gene Ontology 23
      Phenotypes 48
    • Earliest
      J:20860 Lai E, et al., Hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 alpha belongs to a gene family in mammals that is homologous to the Drosophila homeotic gene fork head. Genes Dev. 1991 Mar;5(3):416-27
    • Latest
      J:357386 Swisa A, et al., The evolutionarily ancient FOXA transcription factors shape the murine gut microbiome via control of epithelial glycosylation. Dev Cell. 2024 May 29;

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    last database update
    11/05/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory