Ahr aryl-hydrocarbon receptor [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Ahrprovided by MGI
Official Full Name: aryl-hydrocarbon receptorprovided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:105043
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000019256 AllianceGenome:MGI:105043
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: Ah; In; Ahh; Ahre; bHLHe76
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a ligand-activated helix-loop-helix transcription factor involved in the regulation of biological responses to planar aromatic hydrocarbons. This receptor has been shown to regulate xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes such as cytochrome P450. Before ligand binding, the encoded protein is sequestered in the cytoplasm; upon ligand binding, this protein moves to the nucleus and stimulates transcription of target genes. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
Expression: Broad expression in lung adult (RPKM 15.1), bladder adult (RPKM 5.5) and 18 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 12 A3; 12 15.78 cM

Exon count:: 11

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	12	NC_000078.7 (35547978..35584988, complement)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	12	NC_000078.6 (35497979..35534989, complement)

Chromosome 12 - NC_000078.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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See details

Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
BioProject: PRJNA66167
Publication: PMID 25409824
Analysis date: n/a

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

MerTK[+] macrophages promote melanoma progression and immunotherapy resistance through AhR-ALKAL1 activation.
Title: MerTK(+) macrophages promote melanoma progression and immunotherapy resistance through AhR-ALKAL1 activation.
Involvement of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Longevity and Healthspan: Insights from Humans, Mice, and C. elegans.
Title: Involvement of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Longevity and Healthspan: Insights from Humans, Mice, and C. elegans.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Pulmonary Alveolar Epithelial Cells Limits Inflammation and Preserves Lung Epithelial Cell Integrity.
Title: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Pulmonary Alveolar Epithelial Cells Limits Inflammation and Preserves Lung Epithelial Cell Integrity.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation Limits the Fatty Acid Synthesis and Subsequent "miR-193a-3p-HDAC3-FASN" Signals to Alleviate Intestinal Fibrosis.
Title: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation Limits the Fatty Acid Synthesis and Subsequent "miR-193a-3p-HDAC3-FASN" Signals to Alleviate Intestinal Fibrosis.
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Knockout Accelerates PanIN Formation and Fibro-Inflammation in a Mutant Kras -Driven Pancreatic Cancer Model.
Title: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Knockout Accelerates PanIN Formation and Fibro-Inflammation in a Mutant Kras -Driven Pancreatic Cancer Model.
Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) alleviates depressive-like behaviors in LPS-induced mice.
Title: Activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) alleviates depressive-like behaviors in LPS-induced mice.
Phosphorylation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein by TBK1 negatively regulates IRF7 and the type I interferon response.
Title: Phosphorylation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein by TBK1 negatively regulates IRF7 and the type I interferon response.
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation alters immune cell populations in the lung and bone marrow during coronavirus infection.
Title: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation alters immune cell populations in the lung and bone marrow during coronavirus infection.
Tumor formation at ileocecal junction associated with interleukin-1beta upregulation in aryl hydrocarbon receptor-deficient mouse.
Title: Tumor formation at ileocecal junction associated with interleukin-1β upregulation in aryl hydrocarbon receptor-deficient mouse.
Silencing of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor restrains Th17 cell immunity in autoimmune hepatitis.
Title: Silencing of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor restrains Th17 cell immunity in autoimmune hepatitis.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Endonuclease-mediated (14) 1 citation
Not Applicable (4) 1 citation
Targeted (14) 1 citation

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

PMC156256P1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:271387

Ahr (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:461888

Ahr (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:461901

Ahr (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:545885

Ahr (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:141055

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables E-box binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables Hsp90 protein binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables Hsp90 protein binding	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
enables RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables TBP-class protein binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables TFIID-class transcription factor complex binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables arachidonate omega-hydroxylase activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables aryl hydrocarbon receptor binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info	PubMed
enables identical protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables nuclear receptor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables nuclear receptor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
contributes_to nuclear receptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables nuclear receptor activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein heterodimerization activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein heterodimerization activity	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein heterodimerization activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables protein homodimerization activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein-folding chaperone binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables toxic substance binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables transcription coactivator binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in B cell differentiation	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in B cell homeostasis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in B cell homeostasis	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in B-1 B cell homeostasis	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in T cell homeostasis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in blood circulation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in blood vessel development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in blood vessel morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in blood vessel remodeling	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cAMP-mediated signaling	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in camera-type eye development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cardiac left ventricle morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cell morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to 3-methylcholanthrene	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to cAMP	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to forskolin	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to molecule of bacterial origin	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to toxic substance	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in circadian regulation of gene expression	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in circumferential growth involved in left ventricle morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within gland development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in glomerulus morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in immune system process	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in intracellular receptor signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in kidney morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in liver development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in lymphocyte homeostasis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in lymphocyte homeostasis	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of calcium ion transmembrane transport	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of inflammatory response	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of osteoblast proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of vasoconstriction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in omega-hydroxylase P450 pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in ovarian follicle development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription preinitiation complex assembly	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of cell size	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of growth rate	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in post-embryonic hemopoiesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within prostate gland development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in protein localization to nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in reactive oxygen species biosynthetic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of B cell proliferation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of adaptive immune response	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of adaptive immune response	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in regulation of gene expression	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of heart growth	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within reproductive structure development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in response to organic cyclic compound	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in response to toxic substance	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in response to xenobiotic stimulus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in response to xenobiotic stimulus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in spleen development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in transcription by RNA polymerase II	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in vasculature development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within xenobiotic metabolic process	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
part_of aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
part_of aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in cytosol	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytosol	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of cytosolic aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
part_of nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
part_of nuclear aryl hydrocarbon receptor complex	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
is_active_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info	PubMed
part_of protein-containing complex	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of transcription regulator complex	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: aryl hydrocarbon receptor

Names: ah receptor; dioxin receptor

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_001314027.1 → NP_001300956.1 aryl hydrocarbon receptor isoform 2

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks an alternate coding exon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.

Source sequence(s)

AK153678, AY662081

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q3U2B1

Conserved Domains (2) summary

cd00130
Location:3 → 60

PAS; PAS domain; PAS motifs appear in archaea, eubacteria and eukarya. Probably the most surprising identification of a PAS domain was that in EAG-like K+-channels. PAS domains have been found to bind ligands, and to act as sensors for light and oxygen in ...

pfam08447
Location:174 → 259

PAS_3; PAS fold
NM_013464.4 → NP_038492.1 aryl hydrocarbon receptor isoform 1

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_038492.1

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).

Source sequence(s)

AK153678

Consensus CDS

CCDS36434.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

P30561, Q8QZX6, Q8R4S3, Q8R4S6, Q99P79, Q9QVY1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q3U5D9

Related

ENSMUSP00000112137.3, ENSMUST00000116436.9

Conserved Domains (5) summary

smart00091
Location:111 → 177

PAS; PAS domain

cd00083
Location:36 → 77

HLH; Helix-loop-helix domain, found in specific DNA- binding proteins that act as transcription factors; 60-100 amino acids long. A DNA-binding basic region is followed by two alpha-helices separated by a variable loop region; HLH forms homo- and heterodimers, ...

cd00130
Location:276 → 380

PAS; PAS domain; PAS motifs appear in archaea, eubacteria and eukarya. Probably the most surprising identification of a PAS domain was that in EAG-like K+-channels. PAS domains have been found to bind ligands, and to act as sensors for light and oxygen in ...

pfam00989
Location:111 → 177

PAS; PAS fold

pfam08447
Location:291 → 376

PAS_3; PAS fold

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

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Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

NC_000078.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Range

35547978..35584988 complement

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Nucleotide		Protein	Strain
Heading	Accession and Version	Protein	Strain

Protein Accession	Links
Protein Accession	GenPept Link	UniProtKB Link
P30561.3	GenPept	UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P30561
Q8R4S5.1	GenPept	UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q8R4S5
Q8R4S6.1	GenPept	UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q8R4S6