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Irx2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Irx2
  • Name
    Iroquois homeobox 2
  • Synonyms
    IRX6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1197526
    NCBI Gene: 16372
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr13:72776939-72782317 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 13, 39.23 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    22 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1197526
protein coding gene Chr13:72771463-72782317 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0020740
protein coding gene Chr13:73021975-73028926 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0020696
protein coding gene Chr13:70444716-70450097 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0020671
protein coding gene Chr13:72659173-72665877 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0020693
protein coding gene Chr13:70940170-70947268 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0020488
protein coding gene Chr13:72363552-72368908 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0021130
protein coding gene Chr13:75508005-75515342 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0018698
protein coding gene Chr13:67246013-67251362 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0020005
protein coding gene Chr13:71405070-71421903 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0020446
protein coding gene Chr13:78329421-78334777 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0020572
protein coding gene Chr13:70269845-70275200 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0020552
protein coding gene Chr13:69293555-69299297 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0020644
protein coding gene Chr13:73277928-73284436 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0020580
protein coding gene Chr13:76778138-76784324 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0021169
protein coding gene Chr13:71955171-71960843 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0019759
protein coding gene Chr13:68986628-69003543 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0019582
protein coding gene Chr13:68432072-68437423 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0020062
protein coding gene Chr13:72496915-72504018 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IRX2, iroquois homeobox 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IRX2, iroquois homeobox 2
  • Synonyms
    IRXA2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 153572
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9BZI1
    UniProt: Q9BZI1

  • Chr Location
    5p15.33; chr5:2735635-2751677 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    10 phenotype references
Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene are phenotypically normal.
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
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000001504 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 5379 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000074372 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2625 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000073976 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 474 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 135
    cDNA 124
    Primer pair 7
    Other 4

    Microarray probesets 3
References
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  • Summaries
    All 100
    Developmental Gene Expression 63
    Gene Ontology 5
    Phenotypes 10
  • Earliest
    J:182573 Roderick TH, Producing and detecting paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Mutat Res. 1971 Jan;11(1):59-69
  • Latest
    J:340740 Xu J, et al., Smarca4 deficiency induces Pttg1 oncogene upregulation and hyperproliferation of tubular and interstitial cells during kidney development. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023;11:1233317

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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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory