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Vax2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Vax2
  • Name
    ventral anterior homeobox 2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1346018
    NCBI Gene: 24113
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:83688246-83715295 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 35.94 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    80 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1346018
 protein coding gene Chr6:83688221-83715295 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030937
 protein coding gene Chr6:84736994-84766830 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030906
 protein coding gene Chr6:81516708-81543688 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030834
 protein coding gene Chr6:83874029-83900848 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030916
 protein coding gene Chr6:81538979-81566131 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030794
 protein coding gene Chr6:100503789-100530602 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031376
 protein coding gene Chr6:87082364-87112979 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028562
 protein coding gene Chr6:79877876-79906003 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030025
 protein coding gene Chr6:83897040-83926930 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030603
 protein coding gene Chr6:90510127-90537052 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030756
 protein coding gene Chr6:80828342-80855361 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030709
 protein coding gene Chr6:80040818-80068217 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030835
 protein coding gene Chr6:84741483-84770115 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030745
 protein coding gene Chr6:94774251-94802630 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031400
 protein coding gene Chr6:83706649-83734456 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029740
 protein coding gene Chr6:79745191-79773102 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029568
 protein coding gene Chr6:82526251-82554932 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030106
 protein coding gene Chr6:84119665-84148832 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    VAX2, ventral anterior homeobox 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    VAX2, ventral anterior homeobox 2
  • Synonyms
    DRES93
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 25806
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9UIW0
    UniProt: Q9UIW0

  • Chr Location
    2p13.3; chr2:70900576-70965373 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    7 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    17 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 mutants for one allele show incomplete closure of optic fissure leading to coloboma, the frequency of which is strongly influenced by genetic background. Homozygous null mutants for 2 different alleles have abnormal projections of ventralretinal ganglion cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    25
  • GO References
    9
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
non-membrane-bounded 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
    841
  • Tissues
    71
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Literature Summary
    62
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000034777 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 27050 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000037807 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1242 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000035976 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 292 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 27
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 5
      Other 9

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 90
      Developmental Gene Expression 62
      Gene Ontology 9
      Phenotypes 17
    • Earliest
      J:51411 Bulfone A, et al., The embryonic expression pattern of 40 murine cDNAs homologous to Drosophila mutant genes (Dres): a comparative and topographic approach to predict gene function. Hum Mol Genet. 1998 Dec;7(13):1997-2006
    • Latest
      J:333797 Min KW, et al., Visuomotor anomalies in achiasmatic mice expressing a transfer-defective Vax1 mutant. Exp Mol Med. 2023 Feb;55(2):385-400
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    04/09/2024
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