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Atf4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Atf4
  • Name
    activating transcription factor 4
  • Synonyms
    Atf-4, C/ATF, CREB2, TAXREB67
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88096
    NCBI Gene: 11911
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:80139385-80141742 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 37.85 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    134 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88096
 protein coding gene Chr15:80139385-80141746 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0022097
 protein coding gene Chr15:80590833-80593189 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0022058
 protein coding gene Chr15:77787370-77789726 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0022033
 protein coding gene Chr15:79963300-79965656 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0022064
 protein coding gene Chr15:77794357-77796713 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0021835
 protein coding gene Chr15:79954478-79956834 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0022507
 protein coding gene Chr15:83765878-83768234 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020037
 protein coding gene Chr15:74276069-74278432 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021356
 protein coding gene Chr15:80670571-80672925 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0021800
 protein coding gene Chr15:86404856-86407212 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0021929
 protein coding gene Chr15:77277595-77279951 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0021907
 protein coding gene Chr15:76301463-76303819 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0021997
 protein coding gene Chr15:80762814-80765170 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0021927
 protein coding gene Chr15:91424515-91426871 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0022521
 protein coding gene Chr15:79998508-80000864 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0021098
 protein coding gene Chr15:77293118-77295474 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0020935
 protein coding gene Chr15:79803550-79805913 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021408
 protein coding gene Chr15:80402474-80404830 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ATF4, activating transcription factor 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ATF4, activating transcription factor 4
  • Synonyms
    CREB-2, CREB2, TAXREB67, TXREB
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 468
    neXtProt AC: NX_P18848
    UniProt: P18848

  • Chr Location
    22q13.1; chr22:39519695-39522686 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human ATF4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    72 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    131 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 one knock-out allele exhibit postnatal lethality, abnormal lens development, and reduced male fertility. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele exhibit abnormal pancreatic and skeletal development, glucose homeostasis, and insulin homeostasis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    161
  • GO References
    37
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
    1086
  • Tissues
    259
  • cDNA Data
    340
  • Literature Summary
    91
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000042406 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2358 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000109605 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1725 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000105234 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 349 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 351
      cDNA 341
      Primer pair 9
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1444, MGD-MRK-1445
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 316
      Developmental Gene Expression 91
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 37
      Phenotypes 131
    • Earliest
      J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
    • Latest
      J:355649 Li Q, et al., Metabolic rewiring during bone development underlies tRNA m7G-associated primordial dwarfism. J Clin Invest. 2024 Sep 10;134(20)
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    11/12/2024
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