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Syn2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Syn2
  • Name
    synapsin II
  • Synonyms
    2900074L19Rik, Synapsin IIa, Synapsin IIb
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103020
    NCBI Gene: 20965
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:115111863-115258967 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 53.20 cM, cytoband F
  • Mapping Data
    14 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1002 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103020
protein coding gene Chr6:115111863-115259587 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0031145
protein coding gene Chr6:117739969-117894188 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0031114
protein coding gene Chr6:113223014-113368087 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0031045
protein coding gene Chr6:116261872-116423981 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0031125
protein coding gene Chr6:113036286-113181967 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030581
protein coding gene Chr6:67877425-68036203 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0031584
protein coding gene Chr6:120737413-120898714 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028748
protein coding gene Chr6:110239384-110384962 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0030232
protein coding gene Chr6:116616060-116774550 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030811
protein coding gene Chr6:125493617-125656372 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030964
protein coding gene Chr6:112154472-112301812 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030918
protein coding gene Chr6:111316576-111465793 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0031044
protein coding gene Chr6:117761484-117910696 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030952
protein coding gene Chr6:129683388-129850706 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0031611
protein coding gene Chr6:116277437-116433334 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029948
protein coding gene Chr6:111149195-111300302 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029776
protein coding gene Chr6:114984525-115133196 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0030316
protein coding gene Chr6:116524355-116681373 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SYN2, synapsin II
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SYN2, synapsin II
  • Synonyms
    SYNII
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6854
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q92777
    UniProt: Q92777

  • Chr Location
    3p25.2; chr3:12004388-12192032 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Syn2 mouse models; 1 with human SYN2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    20 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    8 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    64 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 mutation of this gene results in central nervous system abnormalities. One model showed delayed synapse formation and decreased brain weight while another allele showed decreased post-tetanic potentiation and increased synaptic depression and development of convulsive seizures.
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 ENSMUSG00000009394 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 147105 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000009538 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2708 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000009538 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 586 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      Genomic 7
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 9
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-23857, MGI:1914524, MGI:2141475, MGI:2141484
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 125
      Developmental Gene Expression 17
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 64
    • Earliest
      J:3250 Oettinger HF, et al., Chromosome mapping of the murine syndecan gene. Genomics. 1991 Oct;11(2):334-8
    • Latest
      J:342048 Hoffmann C, et al., Synapsin condensation controls synaptic vesicle sequestering and dynamics. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 23;14(1):6730

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory