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Nf2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Nf2
  • Name
    neurofibromin 2
  • Synonyms
    merlin, moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein, schwannomin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97307
    NCBI Gene: 18016
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    18 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:4715845-4799536 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 3.00 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2050 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • PCR
    2
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97307
 protein coding gene Chr11:4715845-4799544 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028042
 protein coding gene Chr11:1670882-1754045 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195023316
 protein coding gene Chr11:1576153-1659801 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220008629
 protein coding gene Chr11:1603340-1687036 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180026827
 protein coding gene Chr11:1599405-1683396 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175009274
 protein coding gene Chr11:1591303-1674997 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215024388
 protein coding gene Chr11:1601801-1685504 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0016040
 protein coding gene Chr11:1609929-1695875 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038940
 protein coding gene Chr11:1685897-1772641 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017682
 protein coding gene Chr11:1590887-1674589 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185015797
 protein coding gene Chr11:1688661-1772359 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205021896
 protein coding gene Chr11:1578762-1662452 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000041129
 protein coding gene Chr11:1848907-1933696 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230034616
 protein coding gene Chr11:2754011-2837170 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190030985
 protein coding gene Chr11:1575782-1659427 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225025745
 protein coding gene Chr11:4810505-4894197 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010018123
 protein coding gene Chr11:1585869-1669691 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010007407
 protein coding gene Chr11:1670323-1752402 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005007222
 protein coding gene Chr11:1592799-1675906 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    NF2, NF2, moesin-ezrin-radixin like (MERLIN) tumor suppressor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    NF2, NF2, moesin-ezrin-radixin like (MERLIN) tumor suppressor
  • Synonyms
    ACN, BANF, merlin-1, SCH, SWNV
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4771
    UniProt: P35240

  • Chr Location
    22q12.2; chr22:29603546-29698600 (+)  GRCh38
  • MGI Vertebrate Homology
    Nf2 stringent orthology
    1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
  • HCOP
    vertebrate homology predictions: NF2
  • Protein SuperFamily
    ERM
  • Gene Tree
    Nf2
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    4 with Nf2 mouse models; 8 with human NF2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    3 with disease annotations
  • References
    8 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    87 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 11 genetic backgrounds
    39 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    104 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.
Homozygous targeted null mutants lack extraembryonic ectoderm, do not initiate gastrulation and die by embryonic day 7. Heterozygotes develop malignant tumors, especially osteosarcomas. Conditional Schwann cell knockouts resemble neurofibromatosis type 2. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in the eye exhibit coloboma.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    105
  • GO References
    23
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
    856
  • Tissues
    201
  • cDNA Data
    205
  • Literature Summary
    29
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000009073 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 83692 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000109910 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4720 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000105536 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 596 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 218
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 206
      Primer pair 6
      Other 4
      Antibodies 6

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-12823
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 199
      Developmental Gene Expression 29
      Diseases 8
      Gene Ontology 23
      Phenotypes 104
    • Earliest
      J:16430 Hara T, et al., Molecular cloning and characterization of alternatively spliced transcripts of the mouse neurofibromatosis 2 gene. Cancer Res. 1994 Jan 15;54(2):330-5
    • Latest
      J:391705 Nakano Y, et al., CASZ1 regulates the maturation of outer hair cells and is required for hearing in mice. iScience. 2026 Sep 18;29(9):117341
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    09/15/2026
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