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Gys2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gys2
  • Name
    glycogen synthase 2
  • Synonyms
    glycogen synthase, liver, LGS, MGC:29379
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2385254
    NCBI Gene: 232493
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:142368339-142418835 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 74.04 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1900 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2385254
 protein coding gene Chr6:142368339-142418856 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0031465
 protein coding gene Chr6:147211134-147262591 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0031440
 protein coding gene Chr6:141429218-141477450 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031368
 protein coding gene Chr6:145635780-145690657 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0031447
 protein coding gene Chr6:141205249-141251638 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0031169
 protein coding gene Chr6:145678577-145727162 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031909
 protein coding gene Chr6:151253788-151307573 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029033
 protein coding gene Chr6:140268113-140311543 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030537
 protein coding gene Chr6:145244505-145292202 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031129
 protein coding gene Chr6:156991758-157049286 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0031286
 protein coding gene Chr6:140243554-140293429 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0031237
 protein coding gene Chr6:139006396-139056553 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031370
 protein coding gene Chr6:147351536-147401961 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0031277
 protein coding gene Chr6:160886114-160935071 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031941
 protein coding gene Chr6:145457737-145512040 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0030264
 protein coding gene Chr6:138738057-138788251 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030088
 protein coding gene Chr6:143656991-143709529 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030630
 protein coding gene Chr6:146086734-146137476 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GYS2, glycogen synthase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GYS2, glycogen synthase 2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2998
    neXtProt AC: NX_P54840
    UniProt: P54840

  • Chr Location
    12p12.1; chr12:21532577-21604847 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human GYS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    28 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    1 images
    11 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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Mice homozygous for a conditional allele knocked out in the liver results in abnormal glycogen homeostasis, altered glucose homeostasis, decreased exercise endurance, and a phenotype similar to patients with glycogen storage disease 0.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    31
  • GO References
    8
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
    814
  • Tissues
    99
  • cDNA Data
    22
  • Literature Summary
    12
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000030244 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 50497 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000032371 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2657 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000032371 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 704 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      cDNA 22
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 12
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 11
    • Earliest
      J:122989 Visel A, et al., GenePaint.org: an atlas of gene expression patterns in the mouse embryo. Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Jan 1;32(Database issue):D552-6
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    12/10/2024
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