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Atg7 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Atg7
  • Name
    autophagy related 7
  • Synonyms
    1810013K23Rik, Apg7l
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1921494
    NCBI Gene: 74244
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    13 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:114620075-114837565 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 53.05 cM, cytoband E3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    4841 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1921494
 protein coding gene Chr6:114620058-114837575 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0031142
 protein coding gene Chr6:117222606-117452192 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0031111
 protein coding gene Chr6:112728505-112945386 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031042
 protein coding gene Chr6:115763710-115981226 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0031122
 protein coding gene Chr6:112543251-112760552 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030586
 protein coding gene Chr6:68321267-68547276 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031581
 protein coding gene Chr6:120216054-120436004 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028745
 protein coding gene Chr6:109754538-109967611 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030229
 protein coding gene Chr6:116100499-116319323 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030808
 protein coding gene Chr6:124975779-125214590 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030961
 protein coding gene Chr6:111664984-111879313 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030915
 protein coding gene Chr6:110821915-111040182 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031041
 protein coding gene Chr6:117242335-117465185 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030949
 protein coding gene Chr6:129168594-129396724 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031608
 protein coding gene Chr6:115774714-116000072 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029945
 protein coding gene Chr6:110648911-110868332 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029773
 protein coding gene Chr6:114460664-114688753 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030313
 protein coding gene Chr6:116008596-116237123 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ATG7, autophagy related 7
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ATG7, autophagy related 7
  • Synonyms
    APG7L, APG7-LIKE, GSA7, SCAR31
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10533
    neXtProt AC: NX_O95352
    UniProt: O95352

  • Chr Location
    3p25.3; chr3:11272309-11576353 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Atg7 mouse models; 1 with human ATG7 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    121 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 15 genetic backgrounds
    53 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    390 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.
Mutation of this gene causes impairment of constitutive and starvation-induced autophagy resulting in defective protein degradation. Homozygous null mice die within 1 day of birth and have decreased body weight.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    116
  • GO References
    35
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
    759
  • Tissues
    33
  • cDNA Data
    79
  • Literature Summary
    15
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 74244 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 217491 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001253717 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3872 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9D906 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 698 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      12 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000004419 ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR045886 ThiF/MoeB/HesA family
      IPR000594 THIF-type NAD/FAD binding fold
      IPR035985 Ubiquitin-activating enzyme
      IPR006285 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7
      IPR032197 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7, N-terminal
      IPR042522 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7, N-terminal, subdomain 1
      IPR042523 Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme Atg7, N-terminal, subdomain 2
    • GlyGen
      Q9D906 3 sites, 4 N-linked glycans (3 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 81
      cDNA 79
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 6
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 478
      Developmental Gene Expression 15
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 35
      Phenotypes 390
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:351175 Chen B, et al., ATG7/GAPLINC/IRF3 axis plays a critical role in regulating pathogenesis of influenza A virus. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Jan;20(1):e1011958
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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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    11/12/2024
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