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Arg2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Arg2
  • Name
    arginase type II
  • Synonyms
    AII
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1330806
    NCBI Gene: 11847
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    11 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr12:79177562-79203075 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 12, 35.51 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    737 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1330806
protein coding gene Chr12:79177551-79203075 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0019879
protein coding gene Chr12:79408963-79436642 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0019837
protein coding gene Chr12:76554546-76580925 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0019812
protein coding gene Chr12:78628994-78654807 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0019816
protein coding gene Chr12:76808466-76835281 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0019622
protein coding gene Chr12:79104773-79130590 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0020268
protein coding gene Chr12:81753487-81781014 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0017887
protein coding gene Chr12:73570714-73597721 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0019172
protein coding gene Chr12:73937739-73964482 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0019593
protein coding gene Chr12:84951794-84979921 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0019708
protein coding gene Chr12:76178828-76204431 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0019694
protein coding gene Chr12:74992371-75017687 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0019780
protein coding gene Chr12:79342164-79370413 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0019733
protein coding gene Chr12:87987915-88016136 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0020303
protein coding gene Chr12:78142296-78171526 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0018938
protein coding gene Chr12:70535746-70563929 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0018732
protein coding gene Chr12:72648540-72674480 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0019225
protein coding gene Chr12:78763419-78789895 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ARG2, arginase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ARG2, arginase 2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 384
    neXtProt AC: NX_P78540
    UniProt: P78540

  • Chr Location
    14q24.1; chr14:67619920-67651708 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human ARG2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    53 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 mutation of this gene results in elevated plasma arginine concentrations.
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 11847 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 25514 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009705 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1417 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide O08691 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 354 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 14
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2144959
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 115
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 53
    • Earliest
      J:48418 Iyer RK, et al., Cloning and characterization of the mouse and rat type II arginase genes. Mol Genet Metab. 1998 Mar;63(3):168-75
    • Latest
      J:353572 Zhang Y, et al., Hierarchical tricarboxylic acid cycle regulation by hepatocyte arginase 2 links the urea cycle to oxidative metabolism. Cell Metab. 2024 Sep 3;36(9):2069-2085.e8

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    last database update
    11/12/2024
    MGI 6.24
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