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Myl2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Myl2
  • Name
    myosin, light polypeptide 2, regulatory, cardiac, slow
  • Synonyms
    Gm32672, MLC-2, Mlc2v, MLC-2v, Mylpc
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97272
    NCBI Gene: 17906
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    17 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:122239014-122251535 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    487 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97272
protein coding gene Chr5:122230787-122251536 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030041
protein coding gene Chr5:125706128-125712008 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030006
protein coding gene Chr5:120515746-120528405 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029942
protein coding gene Chr5:124383472-124395993 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030017
protein coding gene Chr5:121860753-121873215 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0029734
protein coding gene Chr5:124989459-125003647 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030470
protein coding gene Chr5:130527791-130542245 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027696
protein coding gene Chr5:115132942-115139200 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029143
protein coding gene Chr5:124096255-124102732 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0029704
protein coding gene Chr5:135652055-135664580 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029854
protein coding gene Chr5:120567402-120579871 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029810
protein coding gene Chr5:119546977-119560750 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029943
protein coding gene Chr5:126247384-126253264 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029841
protein coding gene Chr5:139434250-139446758 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030511
protein coding gene Chr5:123957828-123970353 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028857
protein coding gene Chr5:119328736-119334635 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0028694
protein coding gene Chr5:121680529-121687866 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029218
protein coding gene Chr5:124640839-124646714 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MYL2, myosin light chain 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MYL2, myosin light chain 2
  • Synonyms
    CMH10, MFM12, MLC-2, MLC2, MLC-2s/v, MLC-2v
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4633
    neXtProt AC: NX_P10916
    UniProt: P10916

  • Chr Location
    12q24.11; chr12:110909996-111052434 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human MYL2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    5 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    43 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    105 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    9 images
    160 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.
Mice heterozygous for a knock-in allele exhibit embryonic growth retardation and die between E12.5 and E14.5 with abnormal heart development characterized by a single ventricle, complete absence of the interventricular groove and septum, and a thin myocardium compact layer.
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
non-membrane-bounded 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 ENSMUSG00000013936 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12522 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000111750 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 729 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000107379 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 176 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 236
      cDNA 201
      Primer pair 16
      Other 19

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12770, MGI:5591831
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 409
      Developmental Gene Expression 212
      Diseases 5
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 160
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:347631 Li C, et al., Cfp1 Controls Cardiomyocyte Maturation by Modifying Histone H3K4me3 of Structural, Metabolic, and Contractile Related Genes. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Mar;11(11):e2305992

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    last database update
    10/29/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory