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Oca2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Oca2
  • Name
    oculocutaneous albinism II
  • Synonyms
    D7H15S12, D7H15S12, p
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:97454
    NCBI Gene: 18431
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:55889508-56186266 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 33.44 cM
  • Mapping Data
    145 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2877 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_97454
protein coding gene Chr7:55889341-56186266 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0032317
protein coding gene Chr7:57045384-57331555 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0032296
protein coding gene Chr7:56185472-56480091 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0032232
protein coding gene Chr7:57495315-57767180 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0032308
protein coding gene Chr7:55802923-56087817 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0032021
protein coding gene Chr7:57839333-58116382 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0032801
protein coding gene Chr7:59627088-59929725 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029808
protein coding gene Chr7:58855716-59122720 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0031350
protein coding gene Chr7:49048824-49346050 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0031986
protein coding gene Chr7:61694297-62010198 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0032143
protein coding gene Chr7:55212086-55498920 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0032097
protein coding gene Chr7:55155579-55425533 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0032224
protein coding gene Chr7:58104829-58399954 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0032134
protein coding gene Chr7:61197552-61540868 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0032818
protein coding gene Chr7:56478240-56783837 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0031070
protein coding gene Chr7:48461672-48755597 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0030911
protein coding gene Chr7:44522357-44827020 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0031468
protein coding gene Chr7:57126770-57419670 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    OCA2, OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    OCA2, OCA2 melanosomal transmembrane protein
  • Synonyms
    BEY, BEY1, BEY2, BOCA, D15S12, EYCL, EYCL2, EYCL3, HCL3, P, PED, SHEP1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4948
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q04671
    UniProt: Q04671

  • Chr Location
    15q12-q13.1; chr15:27719008-28099315 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Oca2 mouse models; 6 with human OCA2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    5 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    43 phenotypes from 55 alleles in 19 genetic backgrounds
    76 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    6 images
    158 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.
Mutations generally result in varying degrees of coat and eye pigment dilution. Specific alleles produce cleft palate, reproductive, endocrine or neurological disorders, and/or lethality.
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
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000030450 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 296759 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000032633 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3132 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000032633 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 833 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 31
      Genomic 10
      cDNA 17
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13097, MGD-MRK-7793, MGD-MRK-7817, MGD-MRK-8115
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 286
      Developmental Gene Expression 5
      Diseases 5
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 158
    • Earliest
      J:211024 Durham FM, Further experiments on the inheritance of coat colour in mice. J Genet. 1911;1(3):159-178
    • Latest
      J:340038 Sun Q, et al., Dedifferentiation maintains melanocyte stem cells in a dynamic niche. Nature. 2023 Apr;616(7958):774-782

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory