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Gpr21 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gpr21
  • Name
    G protein-coupled receptor 21
  • Synonyms
    C230004C13Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2441890
    NCBI Gene: 338346
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:37406638-37409293 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 24.19 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    18 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2441890
 protein coding gene Chr2:37406344-37410615 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025698
 protein coding gene Chr2:36216591-36220862 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025675
 protein coding gene Chr2:34734800-34739071 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025645
 protein coding gene Chr2:35891604-35895875 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025670
 protein coding gene Chr2:34796915-34801186 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025431
 protein coding gene Chr2:35808418-35812689 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026116
 protein coding gene Chr2:37252205-37256476 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023521
 protein coding gene Chr2:33407938-33412316 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024894
 protein coding gene Chr2:35718466-35722679 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025410
 protein coding gene Chr2:38650954-38655225 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025542
 protein coding gene Chr2:34478584-34482855 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025504
 protein coding gene Chr2:34359428-34363699 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025629
 protein coding gene Chr2:36105492-36109763 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025535
 protein coding gene Chr2:38247805-38252076 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026174
 protein coding gene Chr2:35769723-35773994 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024636
 protein coding gene Chr2:34374322-34378689 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024441
 protein coding gene Chr2:35881794-35886267 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024962
 protein coding gene Chr2:35954092-35958363 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GPR21, G protein-coupled receptor 21
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GPR21, G protein-coupled receptor 21
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2844
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q99679
    UniProt: Q99679

  • Chr Location
    9q33.2; chr9:123033667-123049103 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    9 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    6 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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Mice homozygous for a targeted allele exhibit improved glucose tolerance, insulin response and resistance to diet-induced obesity.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    7
  • GO References
    4
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
    805
  • Tissues
    68
  • cDNA Data
    14
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 338346 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2656 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_177383 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2297 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8BX79 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 349 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 14
      cDNA 14

      Microarray probesets 1
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 25
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 6
    • Earliest
      J:80000 The FANTOM Consortium and The RIKEN Genome Exploration Research Group Phase I & II Team, Analysis of the mouse transcriptome based on functional annotation of 60,770 full-length cDNAs. Nature. 2002;420:563-573
    • Latest
      J:313619 Bedogni F, et al., Cell-Type-Specific Gene Expression in Developing Mouse Neocortex: Intermediate Progenitors Implicated in Axon Development. Front Mol Neurosci. 2021;14:686034
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    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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    04/16/2024
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