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Vsx2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vsx2
  • Name
    visual system homeobox 2
  • Synonyms
    Chx10, Hox-10, Hox10
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88401
    NCBI Gene: 12677
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
  • Regulated by
    Rr272, Rr273, Rr274 ... (7 regulatory regions)
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:84616602-84642231 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 39.28 cM
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    678 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88401
 protein coding gene Chr12:84616536-84642231 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019940
 protein coding gene Chr12:85291734-85317422 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019897
 protein coding gene Chr12:82061021-82087985 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019873
 protein coding gene Chr12:84278503-84304035 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019877
 protein coding gene Chr12:82394145-82419752 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019683
 protein coding gene Chr12:84749200-84775775 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020328
 protein coding gene Chr12:87749013-87776513 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017946
 protein coding gene Chr12:78956989-78983082 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0019232
 protein coding gene Chr12:79703529-79731436 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019654
 protein coding gene Chr12:91137829-91169205 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019769
 protein coding gene Chr12:81585784-81611199 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019755
 protein coding gene Chr12:80542795-80569551 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019841
 protein coding gene Chr12:85168867-85197781 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019794
 protein coding gene Chr12:94039198-94066257 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020362
 protein coding gene Chr12:83885981-83912698 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018996
 protein coding gene Chr12:76074922-76101740 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018791
 protein coding gene Chr12:78374479-78400725 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019284
 protein coding gene Chr12:84590169-84616837 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VSX2, visual system homeobox 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VSX2, visual system homeobox 2
  • Synonyms
    CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, RET1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 338917
    neXtProt AC: NX_P58304
    UniProt: P58304

  • Chr Location
    14q24.3; chr14:74239449-74262738 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human VSX2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    32 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    12 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    8 images
    75 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for spontaneous mutations exhibit microphthalmia, lack of retinal intercellular channels, and agenesis of the optic nerve. Homozygotes for one mutant allele also have a germ cell maturation defect with sterility in both sexes.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    34
  • GO References
    14
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
    1090
  • Tissues
    178
  • cDNA Data
    49
  • Literature Summary
    380
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 12677 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 25630 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001301427 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3276 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q61412 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 361 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 65
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 52
      Primer pair 2
      Other 7

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10826, MGD-MRK-13044, MGD-MRK-1983
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 478
      Developmental Gene Expression 380
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 75
    • Earliest
      J:307 TRUSLOVE GM, A gene causing ocular retardation in the mouse. J Embryol Exp Morphol. 1962 Dec;10(4):652-60
    • Latest
      J:361769 Chapman PD, et al., A brain-wide map of descending inputs onto spinal V1 interneurons. Neuron. 2025 Feb 19;113(4):524-538.e6
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    03/18/2025
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