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Bdnf Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Bdnf
  • Name
    brain derived neurotrophic factor
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:88145
    NCBI Gene: 12064
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    4 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:109505045-109557352 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 56.63 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    920 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_88145
 protein coding gene Chr2:109505045-109557388 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200007251
 protein coding gene Chr2:106383136-106435409 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195027985
 protein coding gene Chr2:106458881-106511176 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220004516
 protein coding gene Chr2:106290466-106342749 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032738
 protein coding gene Chr2:106254099-106306379 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175028980
 protein coding gene Chr2:106653525-106705835 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020144
 protein coding gene Chr2:106395351-106447668 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0024047
 protein coding gene Chr2:102886110-102938070 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005005694
 protein coding gene Chr2:105659062-105711290 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210035193
 protein coding gene Chr2:106531545-106583830 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185036587
 protein coding gene Chr2:106250512-106302797 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205013894
 protein coding gene Chr2:105582915-105635200 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000001324
 protein coding gene Chr2:106056151-106108467 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230005114
 protein coding gene Chr2:108045517-108097792 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015174
 protein coding gene Chr2:106470794-106523067 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225012264
 protein coding gene Chr2:115945456-115997728 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010002918
 protein coding gene Chr2:106080118-106132473 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010031159
 protein coding gene Chr2:108236787-108289195 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005029745
 protein coding gene Chr2:106111640-106163900 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    BDNF, brain derived neurotrophic factor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    BDNF, brain derived neurotrophic factor
  • Synonyms
    ANON2, BULN2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 627
    UniProt: P23560

  • Chr Location
    11p14.1; chr11:27654893-27722058 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    17 with human BDNF associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    156 phenotypes from 21 alleles in 28 genetic backgrounds
    37 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    496 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted null alleles exhibit sensory neuron losses affecting coordination, balance, hearing, taste, and breathing, cerebellar abnormalities, increased sympathetic neuron number, and postnatal lethality. Carriers show mild defects. Heterozygosity for a mutation that reduces levels of the mature form of the encoded peptide leads to depressive-like behavior.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    111
  • GO References
    45
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
    957
  • Tissues
    188
  • cDNA Data
    16
  • Literature Summary
    123
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000048482 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 52308 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000111042 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3905 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000106671 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 289 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 50
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 22
      Other 7
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-1534
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 966
      Developmental Gene Expression 123
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 45
      Phenotypes 496
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:390506 Sochodolsky K, et al., BDNF regulates pituitary stem cell engagement toward precursor state. Stem Cell Reports. 2026 Jul 14;21(7):102997
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    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24     		The Jackson Laboratory