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H2ax Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    H2ax
  • Name
    H2A.X variant histone
  • Synonyms
    gammaH2ax, H2afx, H2A.X, Hist5-2ax
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:102688
    NCBI Gene: 15270
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr9:44246012-44247374 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 9, 24.84 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    128 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_102688
 protein coding gene Chr9:44245991-44247374 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0034702
 protein coding gene Chr9:42817656-42820496 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0034683
 protein coding gene Chr9:41629144-41630527 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0034609
 protein coding gene Chr9:42488099-42489482 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0034674
 protein coding gene Chr9:41376751-41378134 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0034385
 protein coding gene Chr9:42945436-42948371 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0035195
 protein coding gene Chr9:44091400-44093275 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0032110
 protein coding gene Chr9:41207480-41208859 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0033707
 protein coding gene Chr9:42788932-42790315 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0034357
 protein coding gene Chr9:45693963-45696103 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0034516
 protein coding gene Chr9:41530130-41532448 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0034457
 protein coding gene Chr9:40784622-40785863 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0034597
 protein coding gene Chr9:43116673-43119375 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0034501
 protein coding gene Chr9:47539259-47540642 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0035216
 protein coding gene Chr9:42386934-42389194 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0033413
 protein coding gene Chr9:41401898-41403281 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0033247
 protein coding gene Chr9:42708259-42709641 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0033820
 protein coding gene Chr9:42427277-42429463 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    H2AX, H2A.X variant histone
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    H2AX, H2A.X variant histone
  • Synonyms
    H2AFX, H2A.X, H2A/X
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3014
    neXtProt AC: NX_P16104
    UniProt: P16104

  • Chr Location
    11q23.3; chr11:119093874-119095465 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    20 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    55 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

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Homozygous null mice are smaller and display increased susceptibility to ionizing radiation, male infertility, T and B cell abnormalities, and increased genomic instability.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    57
  • GO References
    52
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
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  • Assay Results
    1230
  • Tissues
    124
  • cDNA Data
    90
  • Literature Summary
    356
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 15270 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1363 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010436 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1414 FVB/N  
    polypeptide P27661 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 143 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 97
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 93
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-19571, MGD-MRK-19591, MGI:2143303, MGI:6358820
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 528
      Developmental Gene Expression 356
      Gene Ontology 52
      Phenotypes 55
    • Earliest
      J:11221 Nagata T, et al., Polyadenylated and 3' processed mRNAs are transcribed from the mouse histone H2A.X gene. Nucleic Acids Res. 1991 May 11;19(9):2441-7
    • Latest
      J:355681 Dias Mirandela M, et al., Two-factor authentication underpins the precision of the piRNA pathway. Nature. 2024 Oct;634(8035):979-985
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    11/19/2024
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