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Mef2a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Mef2a
  • Name
    myocyte enhancer factor 2A
  • Synonyms
    A430079H05Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99532
    NCBI Gene: 17258
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    17 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr7:66880911-67022606 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 7, 36.72 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2204 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_99532
 protein coding gene Chr7:66880911-67026435 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200010670
 protein coding gene Chr7:53590499-53676204 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195012328
 protein coding gene Chr7:58013686-58100606 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220020069
 protein coding gene Chr7:51515796-51601477 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180004407
 protein coding gene Chr7:54724934-54810616 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175010763
 protein coding gene Chr7:55517503-55603189 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215012288
 protein coding gene Chr7:54657565-54743247 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0029848
 protein coding gene Chr7:69951455-70074359 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005011943
 protein coding gene Chr7:58198592-58277718 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210019758
 protein coding gene Chr7:55355965-55441661 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185005831
 protein coding gene Chr7:59696573-59782313 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205003813
 protein coding gene Chr7:55360218-55443059 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000007545
 protein coding gene Chr7:64437118-64515426 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230019821
 protein coding gene Chr7:65780469-65866179 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190007041
 protein coding gene Chr7:55464247-55549929 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225015780
 protein coding gene Chr7:64055705-64141607 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010018061
 protein coding gene Chr7:53978587-54056852 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010002789
 protein coding gene Chr7:54351237-54459128 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005004538
 protein coding gene Chr7:55923650-56002559 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    MEF2A, myocyte enhancer factor 2A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    MEF2A, myocyte enhancer factor 2A
  • Synonyms
    ADCAD1, mef2, RSRFC4, RSRFC9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4205
    UniProt: Q02078

  • Chr Location
    15q26.3; chr15:99565404-99716488 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human MEF2A associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    6 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    13 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    41 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.
Inactivation of this gene results in cardiac sudden death. Mice dying in the early postnatal period exhibit ventricular dilation, while mice dying in adulthood show a reduced number of mitochondria in the heart.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    105
  • GO References
    30
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
    1039
  • Tissues
    294
  • cDNA Data
    21
  • Literature Summary
    43
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000030557 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 141696 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000156690 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5538 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000117496 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 498 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000010309 myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2A
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR022102 Holliday junction regulator protein family C-terminal
      IPR033896 MADS MEF2-like, N-terminal
      IPR002100 Transcription factor, MADS-box
      IPR036879 Transcription factor, MADS-box superfamily
    • GlyGen
      Q60929 2 sites, 1 N-linked glycan (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      cDNA 23
      Primer pair 10
      Other 1
      Antibodies 4

      Microarray probesets 8
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-16310, MGI:2445167
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 187
      Developmental Gene Expression 43
      Gene Ontology 30
      Phenotypes 41
    • Earliest
      J:88307 Giometti CS, et al., The analysis of recessive lethal mutations in mice by using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of liver proteins. Mutat Res. 1990 Sep;242(1):47-55
    • Latest
      J:387869 Distefano-Gagne F, et al., Multi-tier signaling and chromatin remodeling coordinate microglia inflammatory states and activities associated with demyelination. Cell Rep. 2026 Jun 18;45(7):117569
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/15/2026
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