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Akt2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Akt2
  • Name
    thymoma viral proto-oncogene 2
  • Synonyms
    2410016A19Rik, PKB, PKBbeta
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:104874
    NCBI Gene: 11652
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: AKT2
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:27591552-27640826 bp, + strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
  • Download
    Sequence
      49275 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 15.94 cM, cytoband B1
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    AKT2, AKT serine/threonine kinase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    9
  • Human Ortholog
    AKT2, AKT serine/threonine kinase 2
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    HIHGHH, PKBB, PKBBETA, PRKBB, RAC-BETA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 208
    neXtProt AC: NX_P31751

  • Chr Location
    19q13.1-q13.2; chr19:40230317-40285531 (-)  GRCh38.p2
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Akt2 mouse models; 2 with human AKT2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
       Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent; NIDDM   OMIM: 125853 View 1 model
       Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1; PCOS1   OMIM: 184700 View 1 model
       Hypoinsulinemic Hypoglycemia with Hemihypertrophy; HIHGHH   OMIM: 240900
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    4 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    29 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    46 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    104 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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  • All Mutations and Alleles
    58
  • Gene trapped
    48
  • Targeted
    8
  • Transgenic
    2
  • Incidental Mutations
    Mutagenetix , APF
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit insulin resistance and elevated plasma triglycerides. In males, the insulin resistance may progress to overt diabetes.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    79
  • GO References
    16
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
receptor
receptor binding
RNA binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

nucleic acid-templated transcription
carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
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
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
    97
  • Tissues
    57
  • cDNA Data
    17
  • Literature Summary
    32
Interactions
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Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic OTTMUSG00000016504 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 49275 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript OTTMUST00000039865 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 3122 Not Applicable  
polypeptide OTTMUSP00000017784 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 481 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Polymorphisms
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    218 from dbSNP Build 142
  • RFLP
    2
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 22
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 18
    Primer pair 3

    Microarray probesets 7
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-28173, MGI:1923730, MGI:2142261
References
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  • Summaries
    All 194
    Developmental Gene Expression 32
    Diseases 4
    Gene Ontology 16
    Phenotypes 104
  • Earliest
    J:32638 Staal SP, Molecular cloning of the akt oncogene and its human homologues AKT1 and AKT2: amplification of AKT1 in a primary human gastric adenocarcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1987 Jul;84(14):5034-7
  • Latest
    J:231829 Wang Q, et al., Spontaneous Hepatocellular Carcinoma after the Combined Deletion of Akt Isoforms. Cancer Cell. 2016 Apr 11;29(4):523-35
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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09/20/2016
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