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Fitm2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Fitm2
  • Name
    fat storage-inducing transmembrane protein 2
  • Synonyms
    D930001I22Rik, Fit2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2444508
    NCBI Gene: 228859
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:163310623-163314549 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 84.29 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    178 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2444508
 protein coding gene Chr2:163308299-163314549 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026823
 protein coding gene Chr2:168813619-168819869 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026789
 protein coding gene Chr2:162015061-162021311 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026760
 protein coding gene Chr2:166804016-166810266 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026798
 protein coding gene Chr2:162339023-162345273 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026540
 protein coding gene Chr2:167155619-167161869 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027246
 protein coding gene Chr2:173745455-173751705 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024616
 protein coding gene Chr2:155308848-155315153 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026001
 protein coding gene Chr2:167539622-167545925 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026517
 protein coding gene Chr2:180033144-180039394 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026655
 protein coding gene Chr2:161178703-161184953 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026621
 protein coding gene Chr2:159554467-159560717 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026758
 protein coding gene Chr2:168947071-168953321 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026643
 protein coding gene Chr2:183682117-183688367 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027302
 protein coding gene Chr2:166686829-166693079 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025735
 protein coding gene Chr2:160738414-160744725 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025538
 protein coding gene Chr2:165563045-165569343 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026071
 protein coding gene Chr2:167546345-167552777 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    FITM2, fat storage inducing transmembrane protein 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    FITM2, fat storage inducing transmembrane protein 2
  • Synonyms
    C20orf142, dJ881L22.2, Fit2, SIDDIS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 128486
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8N6M3
    UniProt: Q8N6M3

  • Chr Location
    20q13.12; chr20:44302840-44311202 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human FITM2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    29 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    5 images
    14 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 knockout is embryonic lethal, while heterozygous KO increases survival after and reduces susceptibility to pressure overload-induced heart failure.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    27
  • GO References
    9
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
    758
  • Tissues
    45
  • cDNA Data
    68
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 228859 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3927 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_173397 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1643 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P59266 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 262 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 68
      cDNA 68

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2138930
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 43
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 14
    • Earliest
      J:80000 The FANTOM Consortium and The RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group Phase I & II Team, Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs. Nature. 2002;420:563-573
    • 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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    11/19/2024
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