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Usf2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Usf2
  • Name
    upstream transcription factor 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHb12, Usf-2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99961
    NCBI Gene: 22282
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:30644673-30656228 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 19.27 cM, cytoband A2-B1
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    141 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_99961
 protein coding gene Chr7:30644673-30656777 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032052
 protein coding gene Chr7:29993012-30009443 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032030
 protein coding gene Chr7:29182857-29190843 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031963
 protein coding gene Chr7:29918730-29938528 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032036
 protein coding gene Chr7:29332807-29372353 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0031754
 protein coding gene Chr7:30347258-30387655 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0032502
 protein coding gene Chr7:30985805-30986528 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029553
 protein coding gene Chr7:30146564-30158230 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031090
 protein coding gene Chr7:23644495-23654452 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031722
 protein coding gene Chr7:32467332-32468055 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0031874
 protein coding gene Chr7:28904073-28916468 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0031830
 protein coding gene Chr7:29025780-29034112 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031955
 protein coding gene Chr7:30308076-30349640 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0031867
 protein coding gene Chr7:31684389-31705861 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0032529
 protein coding gene Chr7:29410888-29450117 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0030812
 protein coding gene Chr7:23902952-23951095 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030649
 protein coding gene Chr7:20418568-20437161 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031200
 protein coding gene Chr7:29820768-29836779 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    USF2, upstream transcription factor 2, c-fos interacting
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    USF2, upstream transcription factor 2, c-fos interacting
  • Synonyms
    bHLHb12, FIP
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 7392
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q15853
    UniProt: Q15853

  • Chr Location
    19q13.12; chr19:35268962-35279821 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    17 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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Homozygous null mutants are 20-40% smaller at birth and > 50% die postnatally, possibly because they are unable to nurse. In survivors, a proportionate dwarfism is maintained into adulthood. Males are usually infertile and die before 6 months of age.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    34
  • GO References
    10
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
    798
  • Tissues
    81
  • cDNA Data
    84
  • Literature Summary
    9
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000058239 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 11556 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000058860 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2419 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000132256 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 346 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 101
      Genomic 10
      cDNA 86
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-16766
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 68
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 17
    • Earliest
      J:17048 Sirito M, et al., Ubiquitous expression of the 43- and 44-kDa forms of transcription factor USF in mammalian cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 1994 Feb 11;22(3):427-33
    • Latest
      J:215612 Fernandez-Perez A, et al., Pdx1 and USF transcription factors co-ordinately regulate Alx3 gene expression in pancreatic beta-cells. Biochem J. 2014 Oct 15;463(2):287-96
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    04/16/2024
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