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Nos2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Nos2
  • Name
    nitric oxide synthase 2, inducible
  • Synonyms
    iNOS, Nos-2, Nos2a, NOS-II
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97361
    NCBI Gene: 18126
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    95 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:78811613-78851052 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 46.74 cM
  • Mapping Data
    26 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1290 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97361
protein coding gene Chr11:78811613-78851080 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0018791
protein coding gene Chr11:79978936-80021467 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0018758
protein coding gene Chr11:76908010-76947472 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0018728
protein coding gene Chr11:79215772-79255173 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0018731
protein coding gene Chr11:77320065-77359027 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0018545
protein coding gene Chr11:79263220-79303324 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0019183
protein coding gene Chr11:82443125-82484262 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016818
protein coding gene Chr11:73866986-73905083 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0018100
protein coding gene Chr11:79729557-79770158 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0018516
protein coding gene Chr11:86032831-86072186 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0018624
protein coding gene Chr11:76473641-76513849 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0018613
protein coding gene Chr11:76067304-76107805 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0018694
protein coding gene Chr11:80497263-80537541 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0018640
protein coding gene Chr11:86416139-86460683 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0019223
protein coding gene Chr11:79472471-79514711 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0017870
protein coding gene Chr11:77277909-77318456 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0017661
protein coding gene Chr11:79087804-79129974 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0018152
protein coding gene Chr11:79298802-79339346 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NOS2, nitric oxide synthase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    NOS2, nitric oxide synthase 2
  • Synonyms
    HEP-NOS, INOS, NOS, NOS2A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4843
    neXtProt AC: NX_P35228
    UniProt: P35228

  • Chr Location
    17q11.2; chr17:27756766-27800529 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Nos2 mouse models; 8 with human NOS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    4 with disease annotations
  • References
    7 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    161 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 17 genetic backgrounds
    103 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    692 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 deletion of this gene alters susceptibility to infection, response to injury, sepsis and sensory stimuli, cardiac function, osteoclast, platelet and mammary gland physiology, tumor growth, testis and uterus morphology, diet-induced atherosclerosis, and blood, urine and glucose metabolism.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18126 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 39440 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010927 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4164 Not Specified  
    polypeptide P29477 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1144 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 46
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 32
      Primer pair 8
      Other 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12910, MGD-MRK-12913
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 1021
      Developmental Gene Expression 48
      Diseases 7
      Gene Ontology 27
      Phenotypes 692
    • Earliest
      J:137335 Roderick TH, Chromosomal inversions in studies of mammalian mutagenesis. Genetics. 1979 May;92(1 Pt 1 Suppl):s121-6
    • Latest
      J:355438 Ting KKY, et al., Cholesterol accumulation impairs HIF-1alpha-dependent immunometabolic reprogramming of LPS-stimulated macrophages by upregulating the NRF2 pathway. Sci Rep. 2024 May 15;14(1):11162

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    last database update
    11/05/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory