Ly20 Gene Detail

Summary

• Symbol
  Ly20
• Name
  lymphocyte antigen 20
• Synonyms
  Ly-20, Ly-22a

• Feature Type
  heritable phenotypic marker
• IDs
  MGI:96862
  NCBI Gene: 109842
• Alliance
  gene page

Location &
Maps

• Sequence Map
  Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.

• Genetic Map
  Chromosome 4, Syntenic
• Mapping Data
  3 experiments

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes

Antigen Ly20.2 is found in T-cells of lymphoid organs in all strains, including C57BL/6, but not in C57BL/10. Ly20 and another independent gene control expression, with one dominant allele at each required for Ly20.2 expression.

Sequences &
Gene Models

• NCBI Gene
  109842

Other
Accession IDs

MGD-MRK-11959, MGD-MRK-11962, MGD-MRK-12022

References

• Summaries
  All 4
• Earliest
  J:6921 Meruelo D, et al., A new lymphocyte cell surface antigen, Ly-22.2, controlled by a locus on chromosome 4 and a second unlinked locus. J Immunol. 1983 Feb;130(2):946-50
• Latest
  J:3170 Morse HC 3rd, Genetic nomenclature for loci controlling surface antigens of mouse hemopoietic cells [published erratum appears in J Immunol 1993 Mar 15;150(6):2563]. J Immunol. 1992 Nov 15;149(10):3129-34