Dkk1 dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Symbol: Dkk1provided by RGD
Full Name: dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:1307313
See related: Ensembl:ENSRNOG00000048688 AllianceGenome:RGD:1307313
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Summary: Predicted to enable co-receptor binding activity; low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding activity; and receptor antagonist activity. Involved in negative regulation of ossification. Located in extracellular space. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in anodontia. Orthologous to human DKK1 (dickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]
Expression: Biased expression in Kidney (RPKM 4.7), Brain (RPKM 0.6) and 2 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 1q52

Exon count:: 4

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	1	NC_086019.1 (237794969..237798650, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	1	NC_051336.1 (228381521..228385202, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	1	NC_005100.4 (248952896..248956579, complement)

Chromosome 1 - NC_086019.1 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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Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
BioProject: PRJNA238328
Publication: PMID 24510058
Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Differential changes in Wnt7 and Dkk1 levels in astrocytes exposed to glutamate or TNFalpha.
Title: Differential changes in Wnt7 and Dkk1 levels in astrocytes exposed to glutamate or TNFα.
DKK1 Ameliorates Myofibroblast Differentiation in Urethral Fibrosis in Vivo and in Vitro by Regulating the Canonical Wnt Pathway.
Title: DKK1 Ameliorates Myofibroblast Differentiation in Urethral Fibrosis in Vivo and in Vitro by Regulating the Canonical Wnt Pathway.
Dickkopf-1 Acts as a Profibrotic Mediator in Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease.
Title: Dickkopf-1 Acts as a Profibrotic Mediator in Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease.
Dickkopf-1 exerts protective effects by inhibiting PANoptosis and retinal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.
Title: Dickkopf-1 exerts protective effects by inhibiting PANoptosis and retinal neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy.
EGF promotes DKK1 transcription in hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing the phosphorylation and acetylation of histone H3.
Title: EGF promotes DKK1 transcription in hepatocellular carcinoma by enhancing the phosphorylation and acetylation of histone H3.
More surprisingly SOST and DKK1 were overexpressed from day 6 and followed by a dramatic decrease in bone formation from day 8. At the time of arthritis onset, SOST and DKK1 returned to control values, but frizzled related protein 1 (SFRP1), proinflammatory cytokines, and MMPs started to increase.
Title: Early sclerostin expression explains bone formation inhibition before arthritis onset in the rat adjuvant-induced arthritis model.
Results suggest that both enhancer of zeste homolog 2 protein (EZH2) and dickkopf-1 protein (Dkk1) might play an essential role in the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis.
Title: EZH2-mediated repression of Dkk1 promotes hepatic stellate cell activation and hepatic fibrosis.
The severity of acute CO poisoning in rat models is associated with elevated serum DKK-1 levels and its upregulation in the brain tissue.
Title: Increased Dickkopf-1 expression is correlated with poisoning severity in carbon monoxide-poisoned humans and rats.
Results provide evidence that DKK1 protein is involved in the pathogenesis of tympanosclerosis by regulating the Wnt/beta-catenin signalling pathway.
Title: Possible role of Dickkopf-1 protein in the pathogenesis of tympanosclerosis in a rat model.
DKK-1 secreted by PMSCs played a vital role in controlling the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway in breast cancer.
Title: Perichondrium mesenchymal stem cells inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells via the DKK-1/Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

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General gene information

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Markers

UniSTS:498746 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:498746

Dkk1 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:498746

BE117992 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:248740

UniSTS:498426 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:498426

Dkk1 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:498426

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables co-receptor binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables co-receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables low-density lipoprotein particle receptor binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables receptor antagonist activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables receptor antagonist activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within Wnt signaling pathway involved in somitogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within Wnt signaling pathway involved in somitogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell morphogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell morphogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic limb morphogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic limb morphogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endoderm development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endoderm development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endoderm formation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endoderm formation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endodermal cell differentiation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within endodermal cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within face morphogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within face morphogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within forebrain development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within forebrain development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within hair follicle development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within hair follicle development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within head morphogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within head morphogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in heart induction	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in heart induction	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in learning or memory	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in learning or memory	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in limb development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in limb development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within mesoderm formation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within mesoderm formation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in motor learning	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in motor learning	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of BMP signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of SMAD protein signal transduction	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of Wnt-Frizzled-LRP5/6 complex assembly	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of cardiac muscle cell differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of neuron projection development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of neuron projection development	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of ossification	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of ossification	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of ossification	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of presynapse assembly	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of presynapse assembly	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of JNK cascade	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of Wnt signaling pathway	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of endodermal cell fate specification	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of neuron apoptotic process	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of receptor internalization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of synapse organization	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in regulation of synapse organization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to retinoic acid	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to retinoic acid	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within somitogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within somitogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in extracellular space	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in plasma membrane	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: dickkopf-related protein 1

Names: dickkopf 1 homolog; dickkopf homolog 1; dickkopf-like protein 1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.