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Scd2 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Scd2
stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 2
MGI:98240


Nomenclature History
Synonyms Scd-2
Genetic Map
Chromosome 19
43.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 5)

Sequence Map
Chr19:44368578-44381350 bp, + strand
(From NCBI annotation of NCBI Build 37)
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Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; rat    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Scd2 ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: acyl-CoA desaturase
TreeFam: TF313251
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic 20250 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 12773 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_009128 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5453 C57BL/6
polypeptide P13011 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 358 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(19)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(2) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Gene trapped(1)
Homozygous null mice display neonatal lethality with variable penetrance depending on stain background, impaired skin barrier function, abnormal epidermal morphology, and abnormal lipid homeostasis in the skin and liver.
Phenotype Images (1)  
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(109 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(17)
Process fatty acid biosynthetic process, lipid biosynthetic process...
Component endoplasmic reticulum, integral to membrane...
Function iron ion binding, oxidoreductase activity...
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (5 records)
Data Summary: Assays (3)    Results (14)    Tissues (12)    Images (2)
Theiler Stages: 11,13,18,20,21,25,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RNA in situ 3   14
cDNA source data(12)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(15) Genomic(1) cDNA(12) Other(2)
Microarray probesets(1)
Pathways
oleate biosynthesis II (animals)
Other database
links
EC 1.14.19.1
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000025203
Entrez Gene 20250
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Scd2
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR001522 Fatty acid desaturase, type 1, C-terminal
IPR005804 Fatty acid desaturase, type 1
IPR015876 Fatty acid desaturase, type 1, core
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:9973 Kaestner KH et al., "Differentiation-induced gene expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. A second differentially expressed gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase." J Biol Chem 1989 Sep 5;264(25):14755-61
(Latest) J:141291 Tamplin OJ et al., "Microarray analysis of Foxa2 mutant mouse embryoa reveals novel gene expression and inductive roles for the gastrula organizer and its derivatives" BMC Genomics 2008;9(1):511
All references(18)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-14306, MGD-MRK-14308

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last database update
11/20/2009
MGI_4.31
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