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Kynu Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Kynu
  • Name
    kynureninase
  • Synonyms
    4432411A05Rik, L-kynurenine hydrolase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1918039
    NCBI Gene: 70789
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:43445341-43572734 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 25.64 cM, cytoband C1
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1578 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1918039
protein coding gene Chr2:43445270-43572734 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025715
protein coding gene Chr2:42539709-42674927 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025691
protein coding gene Chr2:40828953-40957341 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025661
protein coding gene Chr2:42088788-42222120 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025686
protein coding gene Chr2:40891498-41016664 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025447
protein coding gene Chr2:42030491-42166654 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026132
protein coding gene Chr2:43820550-43965003 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023538
protein coding gene Chr2:39165345-39293479 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024912
protein coding gene Chr2:42029244-42176525 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025427
protein coding gene Chr2:45525639-45678506 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025558
protein coding gene Chr2:40499807-40626570 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025520
protein coding gene Chr2:40331133-40455730 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025646
protein coding gene Chr2:42366127-42500991 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025551
protein coding gene Chr2:45794687-45941700 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026190
protein coding gene Chr2:41997908-42132407 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024653
protein coding gene Chr2:40422509-40549696 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024458
protein coding gene Chr2:42082597-42221900 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024979
protein coding gene Chr2:42163516-42299100 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KYNU, kynureninase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KYNU, kynureninase
  • Synonyms
    KYNUU, VCRL2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8942
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q16719
    UniProt: Q16719

  • Chr Location
    2q22.2; chr2:142877657-143055833 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human KYNU associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    6 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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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
non-membrane-bounded 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
  • cDNA Data
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026866 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 127394 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000240759 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2008 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000159520 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 464 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 22
      cDNA 22

      Microarray probesets 4
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 30
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 6
    • Earliest
      J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
    • Latest
      J:343427 Wan J, et al., De novo NAD(+) synthesis contributes to CD8(+) T cell metabolic fitness and antitumor function. Cell Rep. 2023 Dec 1;42(12):113518

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory