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Minute Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Minute
  • Name
    minute imprinted gene in the Igf2 region
  • Synonyms
    Mnt
  • Feature Type
    heritable phenotypic marker
  • IDs
    MGI:1927811
    NCBI Gene: 107894
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    19 phenotypes from 1 allele in 3 genetic backgrounds
    3 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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Paternal inheritance of an induced mutant allele results in prenatal growth retardation, a domed head, reduced Igf2 expression, and some neonatal lethality, while maternal inheritance results in a normal phenotype. Homozygotes die late in gestation.
Expression
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  • Other Mouse Links
    GEO
Sequences &
Gene Models
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References
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  • Summaries
    All 4
    Phenotypes 3
  • Earliest
    J:65007 Cattanach BM, et al., Two imprinted gene mutations: three phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Sep 22;9(15):2263-73
  • Latest
    J:187438 Peters J, et al., Identification and characterisation of imprinted genes in the mouse. Brief Funct Genomic Proteomic. 2004 Feb;2(4):320-33
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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05/21/2024
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