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Npas2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Npas2
  • Name
    neuronal PAS domain protein 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHe9, MOP4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:109232
    NCBI Gene: 18143
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:39233013-39402321 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 17.98 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    5291 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_109232
 protein coding gene Chr1:39232812-39402321 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0015955
 protein coding gene Chr1:37916096-38097715 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0015939
 protein coding gene Chr1:36856821-37029952 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0015894
 protein coding gene Chr1:37367251-37539201 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0015893
 protein coding gene Chr1:36511042-36681299 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0015726
 protein coding gene Chr1:37600964-37780246 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0016346
 protein coding gene Chr1:39507798-39686440 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014068
 protein coding gene Chr1:33827910-33992601 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0015307
 protein coding gene Chr1:37486555-37669462 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0015698
 protein coding gene Chr1:40642431-40828302 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0015799
 protein coding gene Chr1:36147833-36319598 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0015801
 protein coding gene Chr1:35681959-35855557 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0015869
 protein coding gene Chr1:38261178-38439109 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0015821
 protein coding gene Chr1:42715099-42893592 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0016393
 protein coding gene Chr1:37470936-37651377 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0015090
 protein coding gene Chr1:35954462-36129740 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0014872
 protein coding gene Chr1:37396135-37579342 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0015369
 protein coding gene Chr1:37415084-37593480 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NPAS2, neuronal PAS domain protein 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    NPAS2, neuronal PAS domain protein 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHe9, MOP4, PASD4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4862
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q99743
    UniProt: Q99743

  • Chr Location
    2q11.2; chr2:100818723-100996829 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    24 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    33 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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Targeted mutation of this gene results in deficits in complex emotional long-term memory tasks
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    38
  • GO References
    13
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
    985
  • Tissues
    246
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    11
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 18143 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 169309 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008719 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4180 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P97460 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 816 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-38276
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 75
      Developmental Gene Expression 11
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 33
    • Earliest
      J:37770 Zhou YD, et al., Molecular characterization of two mammalian bHLH-PAS domain proteins selectively expressed in the central nervous system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Jan 21;94(2):713-8
    • 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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    11/05/2024
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