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Ncam2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ncam2
  • Name
    neural cell adhesion molecule 2
  • Synonyms
    Ncam-2, Ocam, R4B12 antigen, RNCAM
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97282
    NCBI Gene: 17968
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:81200697-81624285 bp, + strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
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    Sequence
      423589 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 45.89 cM, cytoband C1-3
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NCAM2, neural cell adhesion molecule 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    11
  • Human Ortholog
    NCAM2, neural cell adhesion molecule 2
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    NCAM21
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4685
    neXtProt AC: NX_O15394
    UniProt: O15394

  • Chr Location
    21q21.1; chr21:20998315-21543324 (+)  GRCh38.p7
Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    20 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

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A gene trap insertion into an intron of this gene results in no obvious phenotype. Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit exhibit increased proliferation rate and clonogenic frequency in spinal cord-derived neurospheres.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    10
  • GO References
    4
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 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
    219
  • Tissues
    137
  • cDNA Data
    23
  • Literature Summary
    27
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic OTTMUSG00000014960 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 423589 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript OTTMUST00000035517 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 3563 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide OTTMUSP00000015902 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 837 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Polymorphisms
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    • SNPs within 2kb
      1150 from dbSNP Build 142
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 28
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 23
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12787, MGD-MRK-12788, MGI:1095738
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 77
      Developmental Gene Expression 27
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 20
    • Earliest
      J:41769 Yoshihara Y, et al., OCAM: A new member of the neural cell adhesion molecule family related to zone-to-zone projection of olfactory and vomeronasal axons. J Neurosci. 1997 Aug 1;17(15):5830-42
    • Latest
      J:262380 Watson-Scales S, et al., Analysis of motor dysfunction in Down Syndrome reveals motor neuron degeneration. PLoS Genet. 2018 May;14(5):e1007383
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    07/31/2018
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