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Hmgcs2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Hmgcs2
  • Name
    3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 2
  • Synonyms
    mHS
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:101939
    NCBI Gene: 15360
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    16 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:98187751-98218054 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 42.74 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    334 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_101939
protein coding gene Chr3:98187747-98218054 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027650
protein coding gene Chr3:99281909-99311111 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027612
protein coding gene Chr3:96095665-96122098 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027579
protein coding gene Chr3:98395653-98424796 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027622
protein coding gene Chr3:95892600-95918732 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0027354
protein coding gene Chr3:98660476-98686882 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0028068
protein coding gene Chr3:102948857-102978687 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025410
protein coding gene Chr3:92333204-92357953 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026809
protein coding gene Chr3:97968972-97996974 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0027329
protein coding gene Chr3:106621124-106655430 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0027472
protein coding gene Chr3:95398992-95425133 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0027441
protein coding gene Chr3:93394310-93423545 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027577
protein coding gene Chr3:100544948-100571331 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0027467
protein coding gene Chr3:112684599-112710479 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0028122
protein coding gene Chr3:98014724-98040862 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026534
protein coding gene Chr3:95298048-95324379 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0026356
protein coding gene Chr3:96294762-96321066 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026887
protein coding gene Chr3:98461552-98487768 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    HMGCS2, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    HMGCS2, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3158
    neXtProt AC: NX_P54868
    UniProt: P54868

  • Chr Location
    1p12; chr1:119747996-119768932 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Hmgcs2 mouse models; 1 with human HMGCS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
View 2 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    17 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    21 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.
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased postnatal lethality, decreased weight but increased body fat mass, hepatic steatosis, and impaired ketogenesis during P0 to P14 growth, with no increase in ketone levels.
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 ENSMUSG00000027875 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 30304 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000120541 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2524 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000113296 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 508 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000008638 hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, mitochondrial
    • EC
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR010122 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, eukaryotic
      IPR000590 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase, active site
      IPR013746 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase, C-terminal domain
      IPR013528 Hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A synthase, N-terminal
      IPR016039 Thiolase-like
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-18773
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 81
      Developmental Gene Expression 22
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:17114 Valera A, et al., Overexpression of mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase in transgenic mice causes hepatic hyperketogenesis. J Biol Chem. 1994 Mar 4;269(9):6267-70
    • Latest
      J:343296 Ma W, et al., Metabolic regulation in erythroid differentiation by systemic ketogenesis in fasted mice. Exp Hematol. 2023 Oct 26;

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    last database update
    04/16/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory