| HGNC Family | Non-coding RNAs |
| Name | KDM5C adjacent non-coding transcript |
| Description | This gene is thought to produce a functional long non-coding RNA. Mutation of this locus in mouse causes tremors and spastic movements, suggesting a role for this gene in neurological development or function. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2015] |
| Summary |
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| Synonyms | LINC01155, SPASM |
| NCBI Gene ID | 102723508 |
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KANTR has 750 functional associations with biological entities spanning 5 categories (disease, phenotype or trait, chemical, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA, sequence feature) extracted from 18 datasets.
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If available, associations are ranked by standardized value
| Dataset | Summary | |
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| Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles | tissue samples with high or low expression of KANTR gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset. | |
| CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas | gene perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the CM4AI KOLF21J CRISPRi Gene Perturbation Atlas dataset. | |
| CTD Gene-Disease Associations | diseases associated with KANTR gene/protein from the curated CTD Gene-Disease Associations dataset. | |
| DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations | diseases associated with KANTR gene in GWAS and other genetic association datasets from the DisGeNET Gene-Disease Associations dataset. | |
| GTEx eQTL 2025 | SNPs regulating expression of KANTR gene from the GTEx eQTL 2025 dataset. | |
| GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 | tissues with high or low expression of KANTR gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles 2023 dataset. | |
| GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures | tissue samples with high or low expression of KANTR gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue-Specific Aging Signatures dataset. | |
| JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 | transcription factors regulating expression of KANTR gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset. | |
| JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 | transcription factors regulating expression of KANTR gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Mouse Transcription Factor Targets 2025 dataset. | |
| MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 | phenotypes of transgenic mice caused by KANTR gene mutations from the MGI Mouse Phenotype Associations 2023 dataset. | |
| MPO Gene-Phenotype Associations | phenotypes of transgenic mice caused by KANTR gene mutations from the MPO Gene-Phenotype Associations dataset. | |
| NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box Gene Expression Profiles | drug perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the NIBR DRUG-seq U2OS MoA Box dataset. | |
| PerturbAtlas Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations | gene perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the PerturbAtlas Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations dataset. | |
| Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 | transcription factors regulating expression of KANTR gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset. | |
| RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures | drug perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset. | |
| RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures | gene perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset. | |
| Sci-Plex Drug Perturbation Signatures | drug perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the Sci-Plex Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset. | |
| Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas | drug perturbations changing expression of KANTR gene from the Tahoe Therapeutics Tahoe 100M Perturbation Atlas dataset. | |