Agouti
Coloration (coat; dorso-ventral)
Gene Loss,
Deletion
N
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Kingsley EP; Manceau M; Wiley CD ; et al. (2009)
Melanism in peromyscus is caused by independent mutations in agouti.
GP00000055
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
125kb deletion including 5' CDS of Agouti N
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Agouti
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat; dorso-ventral)
Coding,
SNP
N
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Kingsley EP; Manceau M; Wiley CD ; et al. (2009)
Melanism in peromyscus is caused by independent mutations in agouti.
GP00000056
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
Premature stop codon at residue 65 N
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Agouti
Peromyscus polionotus
oldfield mouse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat; dorso-ventral)
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalus
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus allophrys
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus albifrons
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus subgriseus
(subspecies) D
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Manceau M; Domingues VS; Mallarino R ; et al. (2011)
The developmental role of Agouti in color pattern evolution.
1 Additional References
GP00000057
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
"A closer investigation of this region revealed three SNPs significantly associated with pigment variation, spanning 1,756 bp, in strong linkage disequilibrium (mean r2 = 0.85). A single SNP on chromosome 4 (chr4) at position chr4: 9,845,301 showed a markedly stronger association with pPC1 than the other two (Fig. 3B). This SNP is located between two untranslated exons (exons 1D and 1E), is 120 bp upstream of a cluster of Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINE) in reverse orientation relative to the transcription of Agouti, and is 5,641 bp upstream of the first coding exon (exon 2). "
"Next, we employ an association-mapping approach to identify an ∼2-kb previously uncharacterized noncoding region of Agouti associated with color variation. We then show that this 2-kb region can drive dermal expression in Mus embryos, demonstrating its regulatory activity in the skin during the establishment of pigmentation."
Peromyscus polionotus subgriseus
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus polionotus
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus albifrons
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalus
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus allophrys
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus albifrons
(subspecies) D
Peromyscus polionotus subgriseus
(subspecies) D
Agouti
Peromyscus polionotus leucocephalus
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus allophrys
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus albifrons
(subspecies)
Peromyscus polionotus subgriseus
(subspecies)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat; dorso-ventral)
Cis-regulatory,
Unknown
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Drögemüller C; Giese A; Martins-Wess F ; et al. (2006)
The mutation causing the black-and-tan pigmentation phenotype of Mangalitza pigs maps to the porcine[...]
GP00000058
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
unknown
Sus scrofa
pig - (species)
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Agouti
Sus scrofa domesticus
domestic pig - (subspecies)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Girardot M; Guibert S; Laforet MP ; et al. (2006)
The insertion of a full-length Bos taurus LINE element is responsible for a transcriptional deregula[...]
GP00000059
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
LINE element insertion in 5' region of gene; over expression of alternative splice forms
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Bos taurus
cattle - (species) D
Agouti
Bos taurus
cattle - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Equus caballus
horse - (species) D
Intraspecific
Linkage Mapping
Rieder S; Taourit S; Mariat D ; et al. (2001)
Mutations in the agouti (ASIP), the extension (MC1R), and the brown (TYRP1) loci and their associati[...]
1 Additional References
GP00000062
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
11bp deletion in exon 2: g.2174_2184del11 c.191_201del N
Equus caballus
horse - (species)
Equus caballus
horse - (species) D
Agouti
Equus caballus
horse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Felis catus
domestic cat - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Eizirik E; Yuhki N; Johnson WE ; et al. (2003)
Molecular genetics and evolution of melanism in the cat family.
GP00000063
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
Deletion of nt 123-124 N
Felis catus
domestic cat - (species)
Felis catus
domestic cat - (species) D
Agouti
Felis catus
domestic cat - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
N
Panthera pardus
leopard - (species) D
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Schneider A; David VA; Johnson WE ; et al. (2012)
How the leopard hides its spots: ASIP mutations and melanism in wild cats.
GP00000065
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
nonsense mutation located in exon 4 (C333A) predicted to introduce a stop codon at amino acid position 111 N
Panthera pardus
leopard - (species)
Panthera pardus
leopard - (species) D
Agouti
Panthera pardus
leopard - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic golden cat - (species)
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Schneider A; David VA; Johnson WE ; et al. (2012)
How the leopard hides its spots: ASIP mutations and melanism in wild cats.
GP00000066
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
C128W (384C>G)
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic golden cat - (species)
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic golden cat - (species)
Agouti
Catopuma temminckii
Asiatic golden cat - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Vulpes vulpes
red fox - (species) D
Domesticated
Candidate Gene
Våge DI; Lu D; Klungland H ; et al. (1997)
A non-epistatic interaction of agouti and extension in the fox, Vulpes vulpes.
GP00000067
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
166 bp deletion in exon 1 N
Vulpes vulpes
red fox - (species)
Vulpes vulpes
red fox - (species) D
Agouti
Vulpes vulpes
red fox - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (feathers)
Coding,
Deletion
N
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Hiragaki T; Inoue-Murayama M; Miwa M ; et al. (2008)
Recessive black is allelic to the yellow plumage locus in Japanese quail and associated with a frame[...]
GP00000068
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
8bp frameshift deletion N
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Agouti
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (feathers)
Cis-regulatory,
Deletion
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Nadeau NJ; Minvielle F; Ito S ; et al. (2008)
Characterization of Japanese quail yellow as a genomic deletion upstream of the avian homolog of the[...]
1 Additional References
GP00000069
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
141162-bp deletion resulting in novel promoter sharing and expression of a RALY-ASIP fusion transcript
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Agouti
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
N
Leopardus colocolo
Colocolo - (species) D
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Schneider A; Henegar C; Day K ; et al. (2015)
Recurrent evolution of melanism in South American felids.
GP00001731
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
Arg to Cys substitution in the C-terminal region of ASIP (p.R120C) lies in the critical RFF loop (e.g. a triplet motif made of one arginine and two phenylalanine residues) required for binding to the MC1R N
Leopardus colocolo
Colocolo - (species)
Leopardus colocolo
Colocolo - (species) D
Agouti
Leopardus colocolo
Colocolo - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
N
Leopardus guigna
Kodkod - (species) D
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Schneider A; Henegar C; Day K ; et al. (2015)
Recurrent evolution of melanism in South American felids.
GP00001732
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
Cys to Tyr substitution in ASIP (p.C126Y) which affects the key disulfide bond that stabilizes the RFF loop N
Leopardus guigna
Kodkod - (species)
Leopardus guigna
Kodkod - (species) D
Agouti
Leopardus guigna
Kodkod - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (feathers)
Gene Amplification,
Insertion
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Domesticated
Linkage Mapping
Robic A; Morisson M; Leroux S ; et al. (2019)
Two new structural mutations in the 5' region of the ASIP gene cause diluted feather color phenotype[...]
GP00001973
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
71-kb tandem duplication that comprises one unchanged copy of ASIP and one copy present in the ITCH-ASIP fusion gene which leads to a transcript coding for a normal ASIP protein
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species) D
Agouti
Coturnix japonica
Japanese quail - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
5 Mutations:
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Intraspecific
Association Mapping
Linnen CR; Poh YP; Peterson BK ; et al. (2013)
Adaptive evolution of multiple traits through multiple mutations at a single gene.
1 Additional References
GP00001974
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
5 mutations
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Agouti
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Gene Loss,
Deletion
N
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Kingsley EP; Manceau M; Wiley CD ; et al. (2009)
Melanism in peromyscus is caused by independent mutations in agouti.
GP00001975
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
125kb deletion ; recessive mutation N
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Agouti
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
N
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Intraspecific
Association Mapping
Kingsley EP; Manceau M; Wiley CD ; et al. (2009)
Melanism in peromyscus is caused by independent mutations in agouti.
GP00001976
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
recessive mutation at nucleotide position 193 (in exon 3) resulting in a change from glutamine to a stop codon at amino acid position 65 (Q65term) N
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Agouti
Peromyscus maniculatus
North American deer mouse - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Coding,
SNP
Sciurus niger
fox squirrel - (species) D
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
McRobie HR; Moncrief ND; Mundy NI (2019)
Multiple origins of melanism in two species of North American tree squirrel (Sciurus).
GP00002335
Morphology
Gly121Cys
Sciurus niger
fox squirrel - (species)
Sciurus niger
fox squirrel - (species) D
Agouti
Sciurus niger
fox squirrel - (species)
Published - Accepted by Curator
Agouti
Coloration (coat)
Cis-regulatory,
Insertion
Mus musculus molossinus
Japanese wild mouse - (subspecies) D
Intraspecific
Candidate Gene
Tanave A; Imai Y; Koide T (2019)
Nested retrotransposition in the East Asian mouse genome causes the classical nonagouti mutation.
GP00002386
Asip
Q03288
Morphology
Mus musculus molossinus
Japanese wild mouse - (subspecies)
Mus musculus molossinus
Japanese wild mouse - (subspecies) D
Agouti
Mus musculus molossinus
Japanese wild mouse - (subspecies)
Published - Accepted by Curator