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Cfap70 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cfap70
  • Name
    cilia and flagella associated protein 70
  • Synonyms
    5330402L21Rik, Ttc18
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1923920
    NCBI Gene: 76670
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:20444261-20502294 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 11.53 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1685 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1923920
 protein coding gene Chr14:20444258-20502332 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200014440
 protein coding gene Chr14:12222715-12287746 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195018995
 protein coding gene Chr14:13316812-13374844 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220025294
 protein coding gene Chr14:12447324-12505359 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180038142
 protein coding gene Chr14:12411727-12469762 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023043
 protein coding gene Chr14:12472724-12530746 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215023408
 protein coding gene Chr14:12662325-12720356 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018988
 protein coding gene Chr14:13153450-13213865 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005029535
 protein coding gene Chr14:12589618-12645645 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210025768
 protein coding gene Chr14:12695820-12760844 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185036701
 protein coding gene Chr14:16980895-17045925 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205019465
 protein coding gene Chr14:12536429-12602854 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000042043
 protein coding gene Chr14:24196567-24260543 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230036898
 protein coding gene Chr14:24262691-24327705 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035500
 protein coding gene Chr14:12694751-12759771 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035373
 protein coding gene Chr14:18498246-18556786 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010019530
 protein coding gene Chr14:776112-831745 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010028489
 protein coding gene Chr14:14325145-14382699 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005031090
 protein coding gene Chr14:12519368-12577396 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CFAP70, cilia and flagella associated protein 70
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CFAP70, cilia and flagella associated protein 70
  • Synonyms
    SPGF41, TTC18
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 118491
    UniProt: Q5T0N1

  • Chr Location
    10q22.2; chr10:73253762-73362979 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Cfap70 mouse models; 1 with human CFAP70 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 1 genetic background
    10 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.
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit male infertility, with males producing very few spermatozoa in the cauda epididymis and immotile spermatozoa showing short and coiled flagella with defective axoneme structures. Some pups die before 4 weeks due to hydrocephalus.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    36
  • GO References
    10
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
Click cells to view annotations.
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
    630
  • Tissues
    3
  • cDNA Data
    10
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000039543 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 58034 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000056073 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3615 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000056869 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1141 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000031367 cilia- and flagella-associated protein 70
      (term hierarchy)
    • PDB
      9IJJ
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR052628 Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 70
      IPR063598 Cilia and flagella-associated protein 70, C2 domain
      IPR063596 Cilia and flagella-associated protein 70, C-terminal domain
      IPR063167 Cilia and flagella-associated protein 70, helical domain
      IPR063597 Cilia and flagella-associated protein 70, middle TPR-like domain
      IPR063600 Cilia and flagella-associated protein 70, N-terminal domain
      IPR011990 Tetratricopeptide-like helical domain superfamily
      IPR019734 Tetratricopeptide repeat
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 10
      cDNA 10

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 42
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 10
    • 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:389891 Lyu Q, et al., Proteomic composition and mutual assembly of the C2a projection in vertebrate motile cilia. Elife. 2026 Jul 8;15
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    09/01/2026
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