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Lama2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lama2
  • Name
    laminin, alpha 2
  • Synonyms
    mer, merosin, nmf417
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99912
    NCBI Gene: 16773
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:26980036-27619758 bp, - strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
  • Download
    Sequence
      639723 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 14.23 cM, cytoband A4-B1
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LAMA2, laminin subunit alpha 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
  • Human Ortholog
    LAMA2, laminin subunit alpha 2
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    LAMM, MDC1A
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3908
    neXtProt AC: NX_P24043
    UniProt: P24043

  • Chr Location
    6q22.33; chr6:128883141-129516566 (+)  GRCh38.p7
  • HomoloGene
    Vertebrate Homology Class 37306
    1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 chimpanzee;1 cattle;1 dog;1 chicken;1 zebrafish;1 frog, western clawed;1 macaque, rhesus
  • HCOP
    human homology predictions: LAMA2
  • Gene Tree
    Lama2
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Lama2 mouse models; 1 with human LAMA2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
 View 9 models
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    7 with disease annotations
  • References
    10 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    79 phenotypes from 7 alleles in 18 genetic backgrounds
    27 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    5 images
    159 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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Homozygotes for targeted and spontaneous mutations exhibit progressive growth retardation, ataxia, muscle atrophy and degeneration, infertility, and premature lethality. Muscle fiber degeneration is evident as early as the first week of life.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    19
  • GO References
    16
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
    48
  • Tissues
    39
  • cDNA Data
    62
  • Literature Summary
    72
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Interactions
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    Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic OTTMUSG00000045038 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 639723 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript OTTMUST00000118352 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 9614 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide OTTMUSP00000066069 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 3118 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Polymorphisms
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    • SNPs within 2kb
      4583 from dbSNP Build 142
    • PCR
      1
    • RFLP
      2
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 70
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 62
      Primer pair 2
      Other 2

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-16710, MGD-MRK-9246
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 296
      Developmental Gene Expression 72
      Diseases 10
      Gene Ontology 16
      Phenotypes 159
    • Earliest
      J:13125 Michelson AM, et al., Dystrophia muscularis: a hereditary primary myopathy in the house mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1955 Dec 15;41(12):1079-1084
    • Latest
      J:264430 Pasteuning-Vuhman S, et al., Natural disease history of the dy2J mouse model of laminin alpha2 (merosin)-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy. PLoS One. 2018;13(5):e0197388
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    10/16/2018
    MGI 6.12     		The Jackson Laboratory