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Bscl2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bscl2
  • Name
    Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 (seipin)
  • Synonyms
    Gng3lg, seipin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1298392
    NCBI Gene: 14705
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: BSCL2
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr19:8837467-8848683 bp, + strand
  • From NCBI annotation of GRCm38

    View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 19, 5.76 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    57 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1298392
 protein coding gene Chr19:8837467-8848683 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0024814
 protein coding gene Chr19:6120481-6131621 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0024782
 protein coding gene Chr19:5790002-5801121 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0024757
 protein coding gene Chr19:5882090-5895067 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0024782
 protein coding gene Chr19:5895100-5906224 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0024548
 protein coding gene Chr19:5961985-5973115 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025229
 protein coding gene Chr19:6249468-6260589 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022658
 protein coding gene Chr19:6038524-6049933 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024021
 protein coding gene Chr19:5612994-5624074 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0024522
 protein coding gene Chr19:6359322-6370455 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0024649
 protein coding gene Chr19:5622559-5633682 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0024616
 protein coding gene Chr19:5695160-5706282 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0024736
 protein coding gene Chr19:6008783-6019927 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0024643
 protein coding gene Chr19:6225329-6236444 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025278
 protein coding gene Chr19:5925104-5936225 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0023766
 protein coding gene Chr19:5291133-5302287 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0023571
 protein coding gene Chr19:5536556-5547872 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024083
 protein coding gene Chr19:5895127-5906273 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BSCL2, BSCL2 lipid droplet biogenesis associated, seipin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    8
  • Human Ortholog
    BSCL2, BSCL2 lipid droplet biogenesis associated, seipin
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    GNG3LG, HMN5, HMN5C, PELD, SPG17
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 26580
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q96G97
    UniProt: Q96G97

  • Chr Location
    11q12.3; chr11:62690262-62709619 (-)  GRCh38.p7
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Bscl2 mouse models; 2 with human BSCL2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    5 with disease annotations
  • References
    5 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    121 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    17 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    43 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
immune system
integument
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
neoplasm
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit severe generalized lipodystrophy with hepatic steatosis, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    29
  • GO References
    12
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 death
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
nucleic acid-templated transcription
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
    641
  • Tissues
    5
  • cDNA Data
    121
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14705 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 11217 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001136064 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1962 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9Z2E9 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 383 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 126
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 122
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2147473
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 78
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Diseases 5
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 43
    • Earliest
      J:50600 Downes GB, et al., Structure and mapping of the G protein gamma3 subunit gene and a divergently transcribed novel gene, gng3lg. Genomics. 1998 Oct 15;53(2):220-30
    • Latest
      J:288248 Gao M, et al., GPAT3 deficiency alleviates insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in a mouse model of severe congenital generalized lipodystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2020 Feb 1;29(3):432-443
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    02/16/2021
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