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Cxcr2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cxcr2
  • Name
    C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
  • Synonyms
    CD128, Cmkar2, Gpcr16, IL8RA, Il8rb, IL-8rb, IL-8Rh
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:105303
    NCBI Gene: 12765
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:74193153-74200405 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 38.41 cM
  • Mapping Data
    17 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    291 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_105303
protein coding gene Chr1:74193150-74200405 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200034532
protein coding gene Chr1:71856263-71863337 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195010035
protein coding gene Chr1:71281464-71288528 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220010158
protein coding gene Chr1:71426748-71434012 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180015914
protein coding gene Chr1:71539806-71547057 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175017188
protein coding gene Chr1:71681881-71688945 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012410
protein coding gene Chr1:71585127-71592380 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014253
protein coding gene Chr1:67699565-67707564 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005026404
protein coding gene Chr1:71311049-71318192 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210036284
protein coding gene Chr1:71366147-71373209 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185028460
protein coding gene Chr1:72459428-72466690 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026084
protein coding gene Chr1:71034752-71042005 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000005294
protein coding gene Chr1:71356274-71363396 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230008700
protein coding gene Chr1:72449461-72456535 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190036677
protein coding gene Chr1:71592466-71599525 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225039598
protein coding gene Chr1:75664582-75671656 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010012317
protein coding gene Chr1:70933793-70941007 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010018991
protein coding gene Chr1:73034890-73042823 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005012432
protein coding gene Chr1:71213685-71220757 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CXCR2, C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CXCR2, C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2
  • Synonyms
    CD182, CDw128b, CMKAR2, IL8R2, IL8RA, IL8RB, SCN13, WHIMS2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3579
    UniProt: P25025

  • Chr Location
    2q35; chr2:218125289-218137251 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    5 with human CXCR2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    93 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    3 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    204 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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Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation are viable and fertile but exhibit splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and increased susceptibility to various pathogens due to impaired neutrophil recruitment and decreased pathogen clearance during innate immune responses.
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
membraneless 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 12765 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 7253 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009909 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3043 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P35343 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 359 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 26
      Genomic 6
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 3
      Other 2
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11396, MGD-MRK-16347, MGD-MRK-32344, MGI:99567
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 318
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 204
    • Earliest
      J:134667 Roderick TH, et al., Two radiation-induced chromosomal inversions in mice (Mus musculus). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1970 Oct;67(2):961-7
    • Latest
      J:391833 Gu X, et al., Stromal-Derived IL-8 Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization via the RhoA/MRTF-A/SRF Transcriptional Axis to Impair CD8(+) T Cell Cytotoxicity in Lung Cancer. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Jul 16;:e08001

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory