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Phox2b Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Phox2b
  • Name
    paired-like homeobox 2b
  • Synonyms
    Dilp1, GENA 269, NBPhox, Phox2b, Pmx2b, Px2b
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1100882
    NCBI Gene: 18935
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:67251740-67256469 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 35.95 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    28 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1100882
protein coding gene Chr5:67251740-67256644 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0029592
protein coding gene Chr5:66861518-66866438 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0029560
protein coding gene Chr5:64352130-64357008 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0029508
protein coding gene Chr5:66400917-66405795 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0029569
protein coding gene Chr5:65039547-65044429 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0029292
protein coding gene Chr5:66731843-66736719 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030023
protein coding gene Chr5:69619616-69624518 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027263
protein coding gene Chr5:60411309-60416125 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0028700
protein coding gene Chr5:65911464-65916360 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0029261
protein coding gene Chr5:71856283-71861158 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0029407
protein coding gene Chr5:64377095-64381971 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0029367
protein coding gene Chr5:63551014-63555907 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0029492
protein coding gene Chr5:67359893-67364807 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0029395
protein coding gene Chr5:74640705-74645583 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030056
protein coding gene Chr5:66079129-66084018 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0028424
protein coding gene Chr5:63402733-63407588 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0028258
protein coding gene Chr5:65430604-65435425 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0028780
protein coding gene Chr5:66317444-66324505 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PHOX2B, paired like homeobox 2B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PHOX2B, paired like homeobox 2B
  • Synonyms
    CCHS, NBLST2, NBPhox, PMX2B
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8929
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q99453
    UniProt: Q99453

  • Chr Location
    4p13; chr4:41744082-41748725 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Phox2b mouse models; 3 with human PHOX2B associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    74 phenotypes from 9 alleles in 16 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    72 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.
Heterozygotes for an ethylnitrosourea-induced mutation exhibit dilated pupils and reduced preweaning viability. Other mice heterozygous for mutations in this gene exhibit respiratory failure and specific loss of parafacial interneurons. Homozygotes are inviable.
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 18935 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4730 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008888 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2759 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide O35690 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 314 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 35
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 6
      Other 13

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1890532
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 303
      Developmental Gene Expression 237
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 22
      Phenotypes 72
    • Earliest
      J:5021 Batchelor AL, et al., A comparison of the mutagenic effectiveness of chronic neutron- and gamma-irradiation of mouse spermatogonia. Mutat Res. 1966 Jun;3(3):218-29
    • Latest
      J:344101 Tsimpos P, et al., Loss of G9a does not phenocopy the requirement for Prdm12 in the development of the nociceptive neuron lineage. Neural Dev. 2024 Jan 2;19(1):1

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
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