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Shmt2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Shmt2
  • Name
    serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (mitochondrial)
  • Synonyms
    2700043D08Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1277989
    NCBI Gene: 108037
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:127352992-127358313 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 74.51 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    226 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1277989
 protein coding gene Chr10:127352992-127358313 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200010105
 protein coding gene Chr10:123705975-123711299 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195014757
 protein coding gene Chr10:124169175-124174496 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220004454
 protein coding gene Chr10:123774616-123779938 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180011305
 protein coding gene Chr10:124160230-124165555 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175005690
 protein coding gene Chr10:124159589-124164924 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215015894
 protein coding gene Chr10:123771178-123776501 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015899
 protein coding gene Chr10:119871765-119877054 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005041416
 protein coding gene Chr10:123142830-123148130 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210008658
 protein coding gene Chr10:123983783-123989113 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185024649
 protein coding gene Chr10:124138053-124143383 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205012952
 protein coding gene Chr10:123379737-123385060 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000037523
 protein coding gene Chr10:125432389-125437700 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028672
 protein coding gene Chr10:126053266-126058597 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015279
 protein coding gene Chr10:124201928-124207250 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035986
 protein coding gene Chr10:130255810-130261139 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010008776
 protein coding gene Chr10:123893046-123898378 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010035505
 protein coding gene Chr10:125845210-125851241 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005007206
 protein coding gene Chr10:123770014-123775332 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SHMT2, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SHMT2, serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2
  • Synonyms
    GLYA, HEL-S-51e, mSHMT, NEDCASB, SHMT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6472
    UniProt: P34897

  • Chr Location
    12q13.3; chr12:57226554-57234935 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human SHMT2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    18 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.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit lethlity after E13.5, decreased size, anemia and reduced MEF cellular respiration and proliferation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    111
  • GO References
    18
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
    720
  • Tissues
    33
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    8
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 108037 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5322 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_028230 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2305 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9CZN7 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 504 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      1 Sequence
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000014848 serine hydroxymethyltransferase, mitochondrial
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      2.1.2.1
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
      IPR015421 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major domain
      IPR015422 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, small domain
      IPR001085 Serine hydroxymethyltransferase
      IPR049943 Serine hydroxymethyltransferase-like
      IPR039429 Serine hydroxymethyltransferase-like domain
      IPR019798 Serine hydroxymethyltransferase, pyridoxal phosphate binding site
    • GlyGen
      Q9CZN7 2 sites, 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 20
      cDNA 14
      Primer pair 6
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1919660, MGI:2143464, MGI:2143516
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 70
      Developmental Gene Expression 8
      Gene Ontology 18
      Phenotypes 18
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:374741 Du C, et al., Mitochondrial serine catabolism safeguards maintenance of the hematopoietic stem cell pool in homeostasis and injury. Cell Stem Cell. 2024 Oct 3;31(10):1484-1500.e9
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    09/08/2026
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