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Zhx2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Zhx2
  • Name
    zinc fingers and homeoboxes 2
  • Synonyms
    Afr1, Afr-1, mKIAA0854, Raf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2683087
    NCBI Gene: 387609
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: ZHX2
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    9 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:57694667-57839832 bp, + strand
  • From NCBI annotation of GRCm38

    View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 24.01 cM
  • Mapping Data
    10 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1035 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2683087
 protein coding gene Chr15:57694665-57839832 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0021861
 protein coding gene Chr15:56831064-56988681 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0021821
 protein coding gene Chr15:54601930-54750809 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0021802
 protein coding gene Chr15:56095047-56241303 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0021828
 protein coding gene Chr15:54829028-54977446 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0021602
 protein coding gene Chr15:56235599-56393744 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0022267
 protein coding gene Chr15:59054044-59208992 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019804
 protein coding gene Chr15:51704166-51846104 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0021119
 protein coding gene Chr15:56847045-57013211 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0021571
 protein coding gene Chr15:61101635-61272632 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0021695
 protein coding gene Chr15:54529668-54676754 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0021673
 protein coding gene Chr15:53580119-53726348 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0021765
 protein coding gene Chr15:56678490-56834691 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0021697
 protein coding gene Chr15:66200999-66357448 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0022290
 protein coding gene Chr15:56523189-56683174 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0020864
 protein coding gene Chr15:54526313-54661729 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0020701
 protein coding gene Chr15:56299965-56433814 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0021174
 protein coding gene Chr15:56497487-56657118 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ZHX2, zinc fingers and homeoboxes 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    9
  • Human Ortholog
    ZHX2, zinc fingers and homeoboxes 2
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    AFR1, RAF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 22882
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y6X8
    UniProt: Q9Y6X8

  • Chr Location
    8q24.13; chr8:122781349-122974515 (+)  GRCh38.p7
  • HomoloGene
    Vertebrate Homology Class 8968
    1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 chimpanzee;1 cattle;1 dog;1 chicken;1 zebrafish;1 frog, western clawed
  • HCOP
    human homology predictions: ZHX2
  • Gene Tree
    Zhx2
Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    21 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.
Alpha-fetoprotein levels in plasma decline precipitously after birth. This gene regulates a difference in adult level and rate of neonatal decrease of AFP. The BALB/cJ substrain carries a genetic variant allele determining a slow rate of decline to adultlevel.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    33
  • GO References
    13
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
    674
  • Tissues
    23
  • cDNA Data
    35
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 387609 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 145166 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_199449 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4392 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q8C0C0 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 836 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 36
      cDNA 35
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1174, MGD-MRK-1176, MGD-MRK-13750, MGI:87952
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 65
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:280828 Clinkenbeard EL, et al., Liver size and lipid content differences between BALB/c and BALB/cJ mice on a high-fat diet are due, in part, to Zhx2. Mamm Genome. 2019 Aug;30(7-8):226-236
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    05/26/2020
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