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Ptgs2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ptgs2
  • Name
    prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
  • Synonyms
    Cox-2, COX2, cyclooxygenase 2, cyclooxygenase-2, Pghs2, PGHS-2, PHS-2, prostaglandin G/H synthase, Tis10
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97798
    NCBI Gene: 19225
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    98 TSS
  • Regulated by
    Rr557 (1 regulatory region)
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:149975851-149983978 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 63.84 cM, cytoband H1
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    251 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97798
protein coding gene Chr1:149975782-149983978 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002668
protein coding gene Chr1:147421066-147429266 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195012902
protein coding gene Chr1:146780783-146788970 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220005099
protein coding gene Chr1:146538677-146546873 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180031203
protein coding gene Chr1:146993187-147001385 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175002596
protein coding gene Chr1:147032604-147040791 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215003623
protein coding gene Chr1:146932282-146940478 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014685
protein coding gene Chr1:140811873-140819953 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005005347
protein coding gene Chr1:145549057-145557227 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210032352
protein coding gene Chr1:146929615-146937802 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006966
protein coding gene Chr1:151208333-151216516 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017764
protein coding gene Chr1:146080508-146088702 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000008121
protein coding gene Chr1:150332105-150340372 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230000091
protein coding gene Chr1:150728493-150736691 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190012227
protein coding gene Chr1:146778965-146787160 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006094
protein coding gene Chr1:154479594-154487792 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010028861
protein coding gene Chr1:145692585-145700846 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010005251
protein coding gene Chr1:148804818-148813103 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005023568
protein coding gene Chr1:146342052-146350250 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PTGS2, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PTGS2, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
  • Synonyms
    COX-2, COX2, GRIPGHS, hCox-2, PGG/HS, PGHS-2, PHS-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5743
    UniProt: P35354

  • Chr Location
    1q31.1; chr1:186671791-186680922 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    20 with human PTGS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    202 phenotypes from 14 alleles in 23 genetic backgrounds
    36 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    358 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 mice exhibit increased perinatal mortality associated with frequent lack of closure and remodeling of the ductus arteriosus, background-sensitive kidney dysplasia with microcyst formation, and myocardial fibrosis. Mutant females show impaired fertility.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 19225 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 8128 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_011198 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4384 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q05769 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 604 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 47
      Genomic 6
      cDNA 27
      Primer pair 10
      Other 4
      Antibodies 8

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13665
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 965
      Developmental Gene Expression 70
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 45
      Phenotypes 358
    • Earliest
      J:9454 Tippetts MT, et al., Tumor promoter-inducible genes are differentially expressed in the developing mouse. Mol Cell Biol. 1988 Oct;8(10):4570-2
    • Latest
      J:380060 Yoo JA, et al., Loss of Angptl4 Protects Mice from Intestinal Colitis and Tumorigenesis with Alternative Activation of Macrophages. Am J Pathol. 2026 Mar;196(3):683-699

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory