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Als2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Als2
  • Name
    alsin Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor
  • Synonyms
    3222402C23Rik, 9430073A21Rik, Als2cr6, Alsin, mKIAA1563
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1921268
    NCBI Gene: 74018
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:59202085-59276390 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 29.33 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1954 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1921268
 protein coding gene Chr1:59201915-59276390 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200018556
 protein coding gene Chr1:56702441-56775954 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027510
 protein coding gene Chr1:56240172-56314481 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220039356
 protein coding gene Chr1:56330356-56404667 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180013913
 protein coding gene Chr1:56481798-56555318 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175000973
 protein coding gene Chr1:56617625-56691925 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215022756
 protein coding gene Chr1:56549487-56623809 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014176
 protein coding gene Chr1:52882811-52954661 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005012777
 protein coding gene Chr1:56392172-56465958 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210033256
 protein coding gene Chr1:56302625-56376947 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185036813
 protein coding gene Chr1:57422343-57496659 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205015861
 protein coding gene Chr1:56263475-56337766 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000038309
 protein coding gene Chr1:56385000-56465092 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230026548
 protein coding gene Chr1:57422961-57497265 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025758
 protein coding gene Chr1:56462887-56536402 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007717
 protein coding gene Chr1:60629802-60703595 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010024107
 protein coding gene Chr1:55903108-55976753 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010024140
 protein coding gene Chr1:57845819-57919772 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005020402
 protein coding gene Chr1:56087452-56161066 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALS2, alsin Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ALS2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALS2, alsin Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ALS2
  • Synonyms
    ALS2CR6, ALSJ, IAHSP, PLSJ
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 57679
    UniProt: Q96Q42

  • Chr Location
    2q33.1; chr2:201700267-201782112 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human ALS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    3 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    31 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    29 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 null mutations in this gene may result in increased body weight, altered endosome trafficking, modest motor behavioral abnormalities, altered anxiety responses, impaired axonal transport, and mild neurolopathogical deficits including axonal degeneration in the corticospinal tract.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    92
  • GO References
    14
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
    816
  • Tissues
    87
  • cDNA Data
    15
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026024 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 74306 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000027178 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 6342 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000027178 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1651 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 24
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 7
      Other 1
      Antibodies 5

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1924543
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 70
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 29
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:332399 Sato K, et al., Central nervous system specific high molecular weight ALS2/alsin homophilic complex is enriched in mouse brain synaptosomes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2023 Jan 1;638:168-175
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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