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Alkbh2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Alkbh2
  • Name
    alkB homolog 2, alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase
  • Synonyms
    Abh2, mABH2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2141032
    NCBI Gene: 231642
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:114261987-114266279 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 55.97 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    209 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2141032
 protein coding gene Chr5:114261987-114268782 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200022232
 protein coding gene Chr5:108002673-108006971 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195035047
 protein coding gene Chr5:107514764-107519060 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220049603
 protein coding gene Chr5:107031909-107036204 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180046312
 protein coding gene Chr5:107653200-107657497 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175040474
 protein coding gene Chr5:109632930-109637223 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215032041
 protein coding gene Chr5:107662018-107666312 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027589
 protein coding gene Chr5:107079196-107083495 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005031195
 protein coding gene Chr5:106839557-106843817 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210034186
 protein coding gene Chr5:108385059-108389351 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185053720
 protein coding gene Chr5:111437572-111442100 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205051273
 protein coding gene Chr5:107289918-107294213 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000049377
 protein coding gene Chr5:114271392-114275620 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230041744
 protein coding gene Chr5:115540863-115545159 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190046245
 protein coding gene Chr5:107330091-107334384 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225014445
 protein coding gene Chr5:123187064-123191592 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010030717
 protein coding gene Chr5:106175426-106179723 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010043319
 protein coding gene Chr5:109469024-109473799 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005041615
 protein coding gene Chr5:110032570-110036860 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ALKBH2, alkB homolog 2, alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ALKBH2, alkB homolog 2, alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
  • Synonyms
    ABH2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 121642
    UniProt: Q6NS38

  • Chr Location
    12q24.11; chr12:109088188-109098462 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    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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Homozygous null mice are viable and overtly normal but show progressive accumulation of 1-methyladenine (1meA) in their genomic DNA due to impaired DNA repair. Mutant MEFs fail to remove methyl methane sulfate (MMS)-induced 1meA from genomic DNA and showincreased cytotoxicity after MMS exposure.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    43
  • 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 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
    597
  • cDNA Data
    10
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000044339 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4293 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000053657 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1073 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000056043 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 239 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 10
    cDNA 10

    Microarray probesets 3
References
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  • Summaries
    All 44
    Gene Ontology 12
    Phenotypes 16
  • 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:299035 Jordan JJ, et al., ALKBH7 drives a tissue and sex-specific necrotic cell death response following alkylation-induced damage. Cell Death Dis. 2017 Jul 20;8(7):e2947
Contributing Projects:
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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