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Mesp2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mesp2
  • Name
    mesoderm posterior 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHc6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1096325
    NCBI Gene: 17293
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:79460475-79463179 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 45.18 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    124 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1096325
 protein coding gene Chr7:79460475-79463187 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032397
 protein coding gene Chr7:81723691-81726403 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032376
 protein coding gene Chr7:79829358-79832070 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032312
 protein coding gene Chr7:81555731-81558443 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032388
 protein coding gene Chr7:79522242-79524954 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0032101
 protein coding gene Chr7:82199532-82202244 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0032880
 protein coding gene Chr7:84931013-84933725 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029888
 protein coding gene Chr7:82363591-82366314 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031429
 protein coding gene Chr7:73079989-73082700 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0032067
 protein coding gene Chr7:87773089-87775801 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0032222
 protein coding gene Chr7:78396505-78399217 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0032177
 protein coding gene Chr7:78309749-78312461 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032303
 protein coding gene Chr7:82978667-82981379 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0032214
 protein coding gene Chr7:87931682-87934394 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0032898
 protein coding gene Chr7:80992126-80994838 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0031149
 protein coding gene Chr7:71573001-71575712 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030990
 protein coding gene Chr7:67998342-68001023 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031547
 protein coding gene Chr7:81315408-81318120 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MESP2, mesoderm posterior bHLH transcription factor 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MESP2, mesoderm posterior bHLH transcription factor 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHc6, SCDO2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 145873
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q0VG99
    UniProt: Q0VG99

  • Chr Location
    15q26.1; chr15:89760591-89778754 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human MESP2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    49 phenotypes from 12 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    23 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    41 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.
Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit absence of segmented somites, fused vertebral columns and dorsal root ganglia, and impaired sclerotomal polarity. Mutants die shortly after birth.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    22
  • GO References
    7
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
    1017
  • Tissues
    120
  • cDNA Data
    16
  • Literature Summary
    92
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17293 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2705 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008589 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1936 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O08574 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 370 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 33
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 4
      Other 13

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 137
      Developmental Gene Expression 92
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 41
    • Earliest
      J:88307 Giometti CS, et al., The analysis of recessive lethal mutations in mice by using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of liver proteins. Mutat Res. 1990 Sep;242(1):47-55
    • Latest
      J:357898 Feng X, et al., Core planar cell polarity genes VANGL1 and VANGL2 in predisposition to congenital vertebral malformations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 30;121(18):e2310283121
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    12/17/2024
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