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Jun Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Jun
  • Name
    Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
  • Synonyms
    c-jun, Junc
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96646
    NCBI Gene: 16476
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:94937273-94940459 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 43.34 cM, cytoband C5-C7
  • Mapping Data
    34 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    101 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    1
  • RFLP
    8
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96646
 protein coding gene Chr4:94937271-94940459 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200009253
 protein coding gene Chr4:89893842-89897030 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195008787
 protein coding gene Chr4:90448973-90452160 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220019432
 protein coding gene Chr4:89857215-89860403 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180005864
 protein coding gene Chr4:89396275-89399462 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175007507
 protein coding gene Chr4:90335529-90338716 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215016018
 protein coding gene Chr4:90306384-90309572 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026170
 protein coding gene Chr4:87271563-87274742 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005018376
 protein coding gene Chr4:89703875-89707068 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210016094
 protein coding gene Chr4:89912092-89915279 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002823
 protein coding gene Chr4:90714232-90717418 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205013000
 protein coding gene Chr4:88859951-88863139 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000002598
 protein coding gene Chr4:90822109-90825302 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230017577
 protein coding gene Chr4:94002877-94006065 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190017122
 protein coding gene Chr4:89356383-89359570 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002872
 protein coding gene Chr4:99158274-99161462 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010003202
 protein coding gene Chr4:88565373-88568560 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010015070
 protein coding gene Chr4:90612515-90615697 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005012487
 protein coding gene Chr4:89680533-89683721 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    JUN, Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    JUN, Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit
  • Synonyms
    AP-1, AP1, c-Jun, cJUN, p39
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3725
    UniProt: P05412

  • Chr Location
    1p32.1; chr1:58776845-58784048 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Jun mouse models; 1 with human JUN associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    95 phenotypes from 10 alleles in 18 genetic backgrounds
    30 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    125 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.
Null homozygotes die at midgestation with impaired hepatogenesis, altered fetal liver erythropoiesis and edema. A mutant replacing two serines by alanines is viable, fertile, small-sized and resistant to kainate-induced seizures and neuronal apoptosis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    218
  • GO References
    40
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
    1154
  • Tissues
    293
  • cDNA Data
    144
  • Literature Summary
    173
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16476 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3187 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010591 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3187 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P05627 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 334 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 171
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 150
      Primer pair 14
      Other 3
      Antibodies 22

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11538, MGD-MRK-11540
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 598
      Developmental Gene Expression 173
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 40
      Phenotypes 125
    • Earliest
      J:9056 Ryder K, et al., A gene activated by growth factors is related to the oncogene v-jun. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 Mar;85(5):1487-91
    • Latest
      J:390780 Qasrawi F, et al., DeltaNP63 regulates epithelial stratification and differentiation in the murine ureter. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2026 Aug 1;331(2):F286-F303
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    09/01/2026
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