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Lefty2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lefty2
  • Name
    left-right determination factor 2
  • Synonyms
    6030463A22Rik, Ebaf, Leftb
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2443573
    NCBI Gene: 320202
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:180720673-180726668 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 84.46 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    320 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2443573
 protein coding gene Chr1:180720673-180726672 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0016876
 protein coding gene Chr1:187366009-187373867 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0016855
 protein coding gene Chr1:179782565-179788809 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0016821
 protein coding gene Chr1:185124514-185130492 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0016813
 protein coding gene Chr1:180404378-180410315 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0016638
 protein coding gene Chr1:185901593-185907588 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0017276
 protein coding gene Chr1:193384503-193440197 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014984
 protein coding gene Chr1:170759702-170765907 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0016219
 protein coding gene Chr1:185247711-185253083 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0016612
 protein coding gene Chr1:200581004-200586999 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0016718
 protein coding gene Chr1:178613183-178619178 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0016714
 protein coding gene Chr1:176715723-176721718 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0016792
 protein coding gene Chr1:188623472-188631258 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0016745
 protein coding gene Chr1:207758804-207764799 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0017313
 protein coding gene Chr1:184908091-184914069 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0016007
 protein coding gene Chr1:177726195-177738198 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0015783
 protein coding gene Chr1:183843320-183849433 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0016282
 protein coding gene Chr1:185103467-185111239 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LEFTY2, left-right determination factor 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LEFTY2, left-right determination factor 2
  • Synonyms
    EBAF, LEFTA, LEFTYA, TGFB4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7044
    neXtProt AC: NX_O00292
    UniProt: O00292

  • Chr Location
    1q42.12; chr1:225936598-225941383 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human LEFTY2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    31 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    13 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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Mice homozygous for one null allele exhibit embryonic lethality, defects in axial patterning, absent notochord, somites, head folds and heart, and defects yolk sac development. Mice homozygous for another allele exhibit postnatal lethality and left isomerism.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    9
  • 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
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  • Assay Results
    1047
  • Tissues
    46
  • cDNA Data
    24
  • Literature Summary
    140
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000066652 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5996 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000085797 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2473 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000082952 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 368 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR029034 Cystine-knot cytokine
      IPR003942 Left- Right determination factor
      IPR001111 TGF-beta, propeptide
      IPR017948 Transforming growth factor beta, conserved site
      IPR001839 Transforming growth factor-beta, C-terminal
      IPR015615 Transforming growth factor-beta-related
    • GlyGen
      P57785 1 site
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 68
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 31
      Primer pair 7
      Other 25

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2138525
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 173
      Developmental Gene Expression 140
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 13
    • Earliest
      J:49270 Meno C, et al., Two closely-related left-right asymmetrically expressed genes, lefty-1 and lefty-2: their distinct expression domains, chromosomal linkage and direct neuralizing activity in Xenopus embryos. Genes Cells. 1997 Aug;2(8):513-24
    • Latest
      J:354455 Chen X, et al., SENP3-regulated Nodal signaling plays a potential role in cardiac left-right asymmetry development. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Aug;274(Pt 2):133294
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