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Gjd2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gjd2
  • Name
    gap junction protein, delta 2
  • Synonyms
    connexin36, Cx36, Gja9
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1334209
    NCBI Gene: 14617
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:113840082-113844100 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 57.54 cM, cytoband F3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    20 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1334209
 protein coding gene Chr2:113840082-113844555 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026300
 protein coding gene Chr2:116481745-116485763 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026261
 protein coding gene Chr2:111751345-111755365 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026240
 protein coding gene Chr2:114854041-114858061 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026274
 protein coding gene Chr2:111978268-111982288 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026019
 protein coding gene Chr2:115279970-115283988 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026721
 protein coding gene Chr2:120339579-120343597 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024101
 protein coding gene Chr2:106910832-106914868 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025482
 protein coding gene Chr2:115583339-115587356 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025996
 protein coding gene Chr2:124549610-124553630 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026135
 protein coding gene Chr2:111199219-111203239 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026097
 protein coding gene Chr2:110056539-110060559 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026236
 protein coding gene Chr2:116787669-116791687 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026116
 protein coding gene Chr2:128932907-128936927 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026776
 protein coding gene Chr2:114928183-114932203 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025218
 protein coding gene Chr2:110715800-110719806 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025017
 protein coding gene Chr2:114083538-114087546 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025551
 protein coding gene Chr2:115752204-115756229 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GJD2, gap junction protein delta 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GJD2, gap junction protein delta 2
  • Synonyms
    CX36, GJA9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 57369
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9UKL4
    UniProt: Q9UKL4

  • Chr Location
    15q14; chr15:34751032-34754998 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    119 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.
Nullizygous mutations can cause loss of electrical synapses, impaired synchronous activity of inhibitory networks, altered spike synchrony in OB glomeruli, absent coupling of alpha-ganglion cells in retina, and abnormal cued conditioning, nerve fiber andsingle cell responses, and insulin secretion.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    11
  • GO References
    6
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
    916
  • Tissues
    67
  • cDNA Data
    8
  • Literature Summary
    19
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000068615 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4019 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000090275 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2879 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000087742 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 321 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 18
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 8
      Primer pair 4
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 182
      Developmental Gene Expression 19
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 119
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:346440 Pelz L, et al., The IgCAM BT-IgSF (IgSF11) is essential for connexin43-mediated astrocyte-astrocyte coupling in mice. eNeuro. 2024 Feb 22;11(3):ENEURO.0283-23.2024
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    04/16/2024
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