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Morc2b Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Morc2b
  • Name
    microrchidia 2B
  • Synonyms
    4932411A10Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:3045293
    NCBI Gene: 240069
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:33354562-33369473 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 17.98 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    468 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3045293
protein coding gene Chr17:33332325-33369473 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0023522
protein coding gene Chr17:33036950-33041043 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0023480
protein coding gene Chr17:31937789-31941880 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0023446
protein coding gene Chr17:32249027-32253118 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0023485
protein coding gene Chr17:32038169-32042267 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0023248
protein coding gene Chr17:32638140-32642227 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0023928
protein coding gene Chr17:34160172-34164265 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021402
protein coding gene Chr17:29496982-29501088 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0022748
protein coding gene Chr17:32745536-32749622 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0023221
protein coding gene Chr17:35671548-35675631 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0023351
protein coding gene Chr17:31310906-31315017 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0023321
protein coding gene Chr17:31119553-31123645 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0023430
protein coding gene Chr17:33257957-33262058 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0023340
protein coding gene Chr17:34662523-34666615 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0023970
protein coding gene Chr17:32618520-32622621 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0022495
protein coding gene Chr17:30235491-30239648 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0022315
protein coding gene Chr17:30586656-30590748 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0022809
protein coding gene Chr17:32623976-32628066 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MORC2, MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MORC2, MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2
  • Synonyms
    CMT2Z, DIGFAN, ZCW3, ZCWCC1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 22880
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y6X9
    UniProt: Q9Y6X9

  • Chr Location
    22q12.2; chr22:30925130-30968774 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human MORC2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    1 phenotype reference
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 null mutation display male and female infertility with failure of chromosomal synapsis, double strand break repair, and recombination in meiosis.
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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 240069 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14912 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001360203 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3953 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8C5W4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 1022 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 11
      cDNA 9
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 2
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 23
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 1
    • Earliest
      J:102875 Hayashi K, et al., A histone H3 methyltransferase controls epigenetic events required for meiotic prophase. Nature. 2005 Nov 17;438(7066):374-8
    • Latest
      J:256987 Shi B, et al., MORC2B is essential for meiotic progression and fertility. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jan;14(1):e1007175

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    last database update
    10/22/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory