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Cry2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cry2
  • Name
    cryptochrome circadian regulator 2
  • Synonyms
    D130054K12Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1270859
    NCBI Gene: 12953
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:92233991-92264388 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 51.01 cM, cytoband E
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    820 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1270859
 protein coding gene Chr2:92233991-92264426 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026168
 protein coding gene Chr2:93834283-93864666 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026129
 protein coding gene Chr2:90037410-90067771 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026110
 protein coding gene Chr2:92529024-92559392 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026138
 protein coding gene Chr2:90222714-90253091 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025889
 protein coding gene Chr2:92832414-92862852 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026589
 protein coding gene Chr2:97049968-97080352 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023980
 protein coding gene Chr2:86529526-86561488 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025354
 protein coding gene Chr2:93380007-93411022 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025867
 protein coding gene Chr2:100435771-100466158 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026003
 protein coding gene Chr2:89630564-89660923 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025966
 protein coding gene Chr2:88742079-88773107 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026107
 protein coding gene Chr2:94031407-94061880 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025992
 protein coding gene Chr2:103397568-103427959 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026643
 protein coding gene Chr2:92610104-92645821 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025089
 protein coding gene Chr2:89376246-89407379 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024890
 protein coding gene Chr2:92182791-92215094 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025421
 protein coding gene Chr2:93232885-93264299 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CRY2, cryptochrome circadian regulator 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CRY2, cryptochrome circadian regulator 2
  • Synonyms
    HCRY2, PHLL2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1408
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q49AN0
    UniProt: Q49AN0

  • Chr Location
    11p11.2; chr11:45847118-45883248 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    40 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    1 images
    156 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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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit a one-hour longer circadian period under constant darkness, and reduced expression of another circadian gene in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in response to acute light exposure.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    84
  • GO References
    41
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
    875
  • Tissues
    112
  • cDNA Data
    66
  • Literature Summary
    9
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000068742 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 30398 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000090559 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3976 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000088047 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 592 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 74
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 67
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2139231, MGI:2444176
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 238
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 41
      Phenotypes 156
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:354309 Steel LCE, et al., Light sampling behaviour regulates circadian entrainment in mice. BMC Biol. 2024 Sep 16;22(1):208
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    12/10/2024
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