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Emilin2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Emilin2
  • Name
    elastin microfibril interfacer 2
  • Synonyms
    basilin, FOAP-10
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2389136
    NCBI Gene: 246707
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    17 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    2 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:71559167-71618551 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 41.87 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2084 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    9
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2389136
 protein coding gene Chr17:71559167-71618973 (-)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J no annotation
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220018186
 protein coding gene Chr17:67274573-67278242 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSGG00220054887
 protein coding gene Chr17:67296739-67331822 (-)
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ no annotation
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSGG00215055532
 protein coding gene Chr17:66998279-67033382 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215027684
 protein coding gene Chr17:66976105-66979782 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021856
 protein coding gene Chr17:67221841-67281017 (-)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J no annotation
DBA/2J no annotation
FVB/NJ no annotation
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190024903
 protein coding gene Chr17:67037596-67041263 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSGG00190054954
 protein coding gene Chr17:67059760-67094841 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ no annotation
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010014914
 protein coding gene Chr17:67184910-67243973 (-)
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EMILIN2, elastin microfibril interfacer 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EMILIN2, elastin microfibril interfacer 2
  • Synonyms
    EMILIN-2, FOAP-10
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 84034
    UniProt: Q9BXX0

  • Chr Location
    18p11.32-p11.31; chr18:2846232-2916003 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    10 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 a knock-out allele exhibit disruptions in platelet activation, thrombus formation and clot retraction.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    25
  • GO References
    11
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
    710
  • Tissues
    73
  • cDNA Data
    47
  • Literature Summary
    9
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 246707 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 59385 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_145158 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3910 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q8K482 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1074 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 49
    cDNA 47
    Primer pair 2

    Microarray probesets 4
References
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  • Summaries
    All 56
    Developmental Gene Expression 9
    Gene Ontology 11
    Phenotypes 10
  • Earliest
    J:78991 Leimeister C, et al., Developmental expression and biochemical characterization of Emu family members. Dev Biol. 2002 Sep 15;249(2):204-18
  • Latest
    J:372243 Huijbers EJM, et al., Embryonic reprogramming of the tumor vasculature reveals targets for cancer therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Mar 25;122(12):e2424730122
Contributing Projects:
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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