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Spo11 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Spo11
  • Name
    SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks
  • Synonyms
    Spo11a, Spo11b
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1349669
    NCBI Gene: 26972
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    12 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:172819493-172835369 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 95.64 cM, cytoband H4
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    195 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1349669
 protein coding gene Chr2:172819172-172835369 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0026950
 protein coding gene Chr2:179216876-179234530 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0026917
 protein coding gene Chr2:171684655-171700532 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0026888
 protein coding gene Chr2:176858847-176877746 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0026926
 protein coding gene Chr2:172084539-172100744 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0026668
 protein coding gene Chr2:177242280-177258148 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027373
 protein coding gene Chr2:184371378-184388638 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024743
 protein coding gene Chr2:164926283-164941557 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026126
 protein coding gene Chr2:177939382-177956687 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0026645
 protein coding gene Chr2:191278053-191293962 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0026783
 protein coding gene Chr2:170781698-170797595 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0026749
 protein coding gene Chr2:169399045-169415048 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0026884
 protein coding gene Chr2:179154985-179172263 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0026768
 protein coding gene Chr2:194222234-194238066 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027430
 protein coding gene Chr2:176872998-176888697 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0025863
 protein coding gene Chr2:170573470-170589495 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0025663
 protein coding gene Chr2:175864870-175882914 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026199
 protein coding gene Chr2:177830068-177845738 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SPO11, SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SPO11, SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks
  • Synonyms
    CT35, SPATA43, TOPOVIA, TOPVIA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23626
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y5K1
    UniProt: Q9Y5K1

  • Chr Location
    20q13.31; chr20:57329757-57343993 (+)  GRCh38.p7
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    38 phenotypes from 8 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    15 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    4 images
    85 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

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Homozygous knockout affects double-stranded breaks in male meiosis causing loss of spermatocytes in early prophase and sterility, while mutant females exhibit oocyte loss soon after birth.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    32
  • GO References
    15
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
    791
  • Tissues
    24
  • cDNA Data
    12
  • Literature Summary
    29
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000005883 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15877 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000050442 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1709 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000059056 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 396 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 25
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 12
      Primer pair 9
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2138956
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 139
      Developmental Gene Expression 29
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 85
    • Earliest
      J:58262 Romanienko PJ, et al., Cloning, characterization, and localization of mouse and human SPO11. Genomics. 1999 Oct 15;61(2):156-69
    • Latest
      J:316849 Pratto F, et al., Meiotic recombination mirrors patterns of germline replication in mice and humans. Cell. 2021 Aug 5;184(16):4251-4267.e20
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    01/18/2022
    MGI 6.17     		The Jackson Laboratory