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Gad2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Gad2
  • Name
    glutamic acid decarboxylase 2
  • Synonyms
    6330404F12Rik, Gad-2, GAD65, GAD(65)
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:95634
    NCBI Gene: 14417
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    15 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:22512262-22583889 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 15.15 cM, cytoband A-B
  • Mapping Data
    13 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    633 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_95634
 protein coding gene Chr2:22512217-22583889 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025391
 protein coding gene Chr2:20333510-20409496 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025369
 protein coding gene Chr2:19510378-19581822 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025338
 protein coding gene Chr2:20210446-20287479 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025364
 protein coding gene Chr2:19625940-19696166 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025125
 protein coding gene Chr2:20120495-20193604 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025808
 protein coding gene Chr2:20930349-21005596 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023222
 protein coding gene Chr2:18614120-18684356 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024588
 protein coding gene Chr2:20039467-20111231 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025103
 protein coding gene Chr2:21723285-21801658 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025236
 protein coding gene Chr2:19412841-19485917 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025198
 protein coding gene Chr2:19201212-19275673 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025322
 protein coding gene Chr2:20279516-20352749 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025229
 protein coding gene Chr2:21776386-21854954 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025867
 protein coding gene Chr2:20088814-20160349 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024337
 protein coding gene Chr2:19225122-19295856 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024137
 protein coding gene Chr2:20221013-20291413 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024658
 protein coding gene Chr2:20242435-20317557 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    GAD2, glutamate decarboxylase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    GAD2, glutamate decarboxylase 2
  • Synonyms
    GAD65
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2572
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q05329
    UniProt: Q05329

  • Chr Location
    10p12.1; chr10:26216372-26304558 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with Gad2 mouse models; 7 with human GAD2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    27 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 8 genetic backgrounds
    20 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    375 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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Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit spontaneous (frequently fatal) seizures, increased anxiety-like behavior, and reduced intermale aggression. Heterozygotes show reduced aggressiveness.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    29
  • GO References
    7
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
    1580
  • Tissues
    302
  • cDNA Data
    17
  • Literature Summary
    173
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 14417 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 71628 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008078 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5625 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P48320 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 585 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 38
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 23
      Primer pair 10
      Other 4

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-9955, MGD-MRK-9959, MGI:1918008
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 614
      Developmental Gene Expression 173
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 7
      Phenotypes 375
    • Earliest
      J:16802 Maxson SC, et al., Electroencephalographic correlates of the audiogenic seizure response of inbred mice. Physiol Behav. 1976 May;16(5):623-9
    • Latest
      J:346723 Lemercier CE, et al., Dynamic modulation of mouse thalamocortical visual activity by salient sounds. iScience. 2024 Apr 19;27(4):109364
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    04/16/2024
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