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Casp2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Casp2
  • Name
    caspase 2
  • Synonyms
    Caspase-2, Ich-1, Nedd2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97295
    NCBI Gene: 12366
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:42241942-42259442 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 20.54 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    537 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97295
protein coding gene Chr6:42241919-42259442 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030645
protein coding gene Chr6:40772569-40790095 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030618
protein coding gene Chr6:38993817-39011387 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030543
protein coding gene Chr6:40259141-40276714 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030628
protein coding gene Chr6:39236683-39254262 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030341
protein coding gene Chr6:40290674-40309216 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031082
protein coding gene Chr6:41797355-41816436 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028289
protein coding gene Chr6:36876119-36894084 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029745
protein coding gene Chr6:40126230-40143779 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030317
protein coding gene Chr6:43486653-43504189 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030461
protein coding gene Chr6:38844651-38862610 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030417
protein coding gene Chr6:38590667-38608225 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030549
protein coding gene Chr6:40739260-40756782 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030451
protein coding gene Chr6:45776008-45793531 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031112
protein coding gene Chr6:40230504-40249053 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029457
protein coding gene Chr6:38407645-38425226 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029293
protein coding gene Chr6:39794025-39811628 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029821
protein coding gene Chr6:40222354-40239840 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CASP2, caspase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CASP2, caspase 2
  • Synonyms
    CASP-2, ICH1, MRT80, NEDD-2, NEDD2, PPP1R57
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 835
    neXtProt AC: NX_P42575
    UniProt: P42575

  • Chr Location
    7q34; chr7:143288215-143307696 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human CASP2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    23 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    45 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 abnormal apoptosis. Apoptosis is reduced in the female germline, but is increased in sympathetic neurons during development.
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 12366 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 17501 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NR_176861 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3625 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P29594 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 452 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 35
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 24
      Primer pair 5
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12808
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 128
      Developmental Gene Expression 19
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 45
    • Earliest
      J:1344 Kumar S, et al., Identification of a set of genes with developmentally down-regulated expression in the mouse brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Jun 30;185(3):1155-61
    • Latest
      J:349425 Wei SJ, et al., Ketogenic diet induces p53-dependent cellular senescence in multiple organs. Sci Adv. 2024 May 17;10(20):eado1463

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    last database update
    10/22/2024
    MGI 6.24
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