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Mdh2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mdh2
  • Name
    malate dehydrogenase 2, NAD (mitochondrial)
  • Synonyms
    Mdh-2, Mor-1, Mor1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97050
    NCBI Gene: 17448
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    5 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:135807503-135819240 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 75.40 cM
  • Mapping Data
    9 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    506 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
  • PCR
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97050
protein coding gene Chr5:135807334-135819252 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200044935
protein coding gene Chr5:129593415-129605333 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195044304
protein coding gene Chr5:129098497-129110415 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220048698
protein coding gene Chr5:128593622-128605560 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180043245
protein coding gene Chr5:129201647-129213594 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175035504
protein coding gene Chr5:131129286-131141204 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215044459
protein coding gene Chr5:129248258-129260176 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027844
protein coding gene Chr5:128622893-128635614 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005010287
protein coding gene Chr5:128481111-128493129 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210007587
protein coding gene Chr5:129946906-129958824 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051522
protein coding gene Chr5:132962165-132974083 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205042798
protein coding gene Chr5:128846541-128858460 (+)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230048577
protein coding gene Chr5:137076062-137088008 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190041562
protein coding gene Chr5:128901574-128913492 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225022172
protein coding gene Chr5:144757371-144769289 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010032081
protein coding gene Chr5:131120022-131132238 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005031289
protein coding gene Chr5:131548958-131560907 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MDH2, malate dehydrogenase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MDH2, malate dehydrogenase 2
  • Synonyms
    DEE51, EIEE51, MDH, MGC:3559, M-MDH, MOR1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4191
    UniProt: P40926

  • Chr Location
    7q11.23; chr7:76048050-76067508 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human MDH2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    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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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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17448 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 11738 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008617 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1297 Not Specified  
    polypeptide P08249 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 338 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 480
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 471
      Primer pair 4

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12165, MGD-MRK-12353, MGD-MRK-12355
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 85
      Developmental Gene Expression 8
      Gene Ontology 23
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:5187 Shows TB, et al., Mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme: Mendelian inherited electrophoretic variants in the mouse. Biochem Genet. 1970 Dec;4(6):707-18
    • Latest
      J:346910 Ayyangar U, et al., Metabolic rewiring of macrophages by epidermal-derived lactate promotes sterile inflammation in the murine skin. EMBO J. 2024 Apr;43(7):1113-1134

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    last database update
    09/01/2026
    MGI 6.24
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