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Becn2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Becn2
  • Name
    beclin 2
  • Synonyms
    Gm104, Gm38100, LOC226720
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2684950
    NCBI Gene: 226720
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:175747895-175749791 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    197 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2684950
 protein coding gene Chr1:175747895-175749791 (+)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J no annotation
AKR/J no annotation
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ no annotation
C57BL/6NJ no annotation
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J no annotation
DBA/2J no annotation
FVB/NJ no annotation
LP/J no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ no annotation
NZO/HlLtJ no annotation
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BECN2, beclin 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BECN2, beclin 2
  • Synonyms
    BECN1L1, BECN1P1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 441925
    neXtProt AC: NX_A8MW95
    UniProt: A8MW95

  • Chr Location
    1q43; chr1:241957767-241959062 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    6 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 homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit embryonic and preweaning lethality with imapired basal and starvation-induced autophagy. Mice heterozygous for this allele exhibit increased susteptibility to obesity, insulin resistance and impaired glucosetolerance.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    21
  • GO References
    4
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    728
  • Tissues
    20
  • cDNA Data
    2
  • Literature Summary
    1
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 226720 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1897 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001290692 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1789 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P0DM65 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 447 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 3
      cDNA 2
      Primer pair 1
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:5611328
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 24
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 6
    • Earliest
      J:153498 Diez-Roux G, et al., A high-resolution anatomical atlas of the transcriptome in the mouse embryo. PLoS Biol. 2011;9(1):e1000582
    • Latest
      J:314992 Kim YJ, et al., An autophagy-related protein Becn2 regulates cocaine reward behaviors in the dopaminergic system. Sci Adv. 2021 Feb;7(8)
    Contributing Projects:
    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    12/10/2024
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