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Odf2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Odf2
  • Name
    outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2
  • Synonyms
    cenexin, MMTEST29
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1098824
    NCBI Gene: 18286
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    24 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:29779233-29821758 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 20.79 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    914 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    14
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1098824
protein coding gene Chr2:29779026-29821758 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200049910
protein coding gene Chr2:26749586-26792157 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195038177
protein coding gene Chr2:26843033-26885569 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220050021
protein coding gene Chr2:26961581-27004117 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180052076
protein coding gene Chr2:26862332-26904862 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175052248
protein coding gene Chr2:26831663-26874190 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215048945
protein coding gene Chr2:26897293-26939826 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023374
protein coding gene Chr2:25751821-25795939 (+)
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210016763
protein coding gene Chr2:26864815-26907342 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185047281
protein coding gene Chr2:26757113-26799644 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205047019
protein coding gene Chr2:26609160-26651692 (+)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038628
protein coding gene Chr2:28685334-28727902 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190042788
protein coding gene Chr2:26863941-26906475 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007636
protein coding gene Chr2:36434802-36477380 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ODF2, outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ODF2, outer dense fiber of sperm tails 2
  • Synonyms
    CT134, ODF2/1, ODF2/2, ODF84
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4957
    UniProt: Q5BJF6

  • Chr Location
    9q34.11; chr9:128455185-128501292 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    31 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    16 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 gene trapped allele exhibit embryonic lethality before implantation and transmission ratio distortion while all heterozygous males display normal development and fertility. Males heterozygous for other alleles are either infertile or show reduced fertility.
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 ENSMUSG00000026790 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 42526 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000113765 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3188 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000109394 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 830 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      cDNA 15
      Primer pair 4
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 8
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2139073
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 86
      Developmental Gene Expression 19
      Gene Ontology 24
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:42726 Nakayama H, et al., Developmental restriction of Mash-2 expression in trophoblast correlates with potential activation of the notch-2 pathway. Dev Genet. 1997;21(1):21-30
    • Latest
      J:376526 Sakai T, et al., Tppp3 determines basal body positioning and identity of respiratory cilia via microtubule assembly and sphingolipid homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Dec 9;122(49):e2503931122

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