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Lcn4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lcn4
  • Name
    lipocalin 4
  • Synonyms
    A630045M08Rik, Vnsp2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:102668
    NCBI Gene: 16821
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:26557686-26561294 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 18.99 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    198 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_102668
 protein coding gene Chr2:26557686-26561294 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200051633
 protein coding gene Chr2:23536882-23540490 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195047560
 protein coding gene Chr2:23626076-23629684 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220049319
 protein coding gene Chr2:23743840-23747448 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053708
 protein coding gene Chr2:23638411-23642019 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175053648
 protein coding gene Chr2:23607797-23611405 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215044182
 protein coding gene Chr2:23666524-23670132 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023323
 protein coding gene Chr2:22558888-22562464 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005052083
 protein coding gene Chr2:23369569-23373106 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017412
 protein coding gene Chr2:23641446-23645054 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185050331
 protein coding gene Chr2:23540174-23543782 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026065
 protein coding gene Chr2:23395612-23399221 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000051487
 protein coding gene Chr2:23448654-23452264 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038500
 protein coding gene Chr2:25472846-25476454 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190038822
 protein coding gene Chr2:23631811-23635419 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225007244
 protein coding gene Chr2:33210478-33214086 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010052012
 protein coding gene Chr2:23527867-23531477 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010038438
 protein coding gene Chr2:24236620-24240415 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005050040
 protein coding gene Chr2:23496961-23500569 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    OBP2A, odorant binding protein 2A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    OBP2A, odorant binding protein 2A
  • Synonyms
    hOBPIIa, LCN13, OBP, OBP2C, OBPIIa
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 29991
    UniProt: Q9NY56

  • Chr Location
    9q34.3; chr9:135545504-135549969 (+)  GRCh38
  • Human Ortholog
    OBP2B, odorant binding protein 2B
  • Synonyms
    LCN14, OBPIIb
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 29989
    UniProt: Q9NPH6

  • Chr Location
    9q34.2; chr9:133205277-133223255 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    4
  • GO References
    4
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

No experimental evidence to support Biological Process annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.
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
    597
  • cDNA Data
    7
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 16821 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3609 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_010695 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 774 DDY  
polypeptide Q62472 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 185 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 7
    cDNA 7

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-19569, MGI:2442447
References
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  • Summaries
    All 31
    Gene Ontology 4
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:23599 Miyawaki A, et al., Possible pheromone-carrier function of two lipocalin proteins in the vomeronasal organ. EMBO J. 1994 Dec 15;13(24):5835-42
  • Latest
    J:153498 Diez-Roux G, et al., A high-resolution anatomical atlas of the transcriptome in the mouse embryo. PLoS Biol. 2011;9(1):e1000582
Contributing Projects:
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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