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Lcn3 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lcn3
  • Name
    lipocalin 3
  • Synonyms
    Vnsp1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:102669
    NCBI Gene: 16820
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:25655581-25658111 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 17.99 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    224 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_102669
 protein coding gene Chr2:25655545-25658111 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200051321
 protein coding gene Chr2:22639758-22642288 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195043885
 protein coding gene Chr2:22729861-22732392 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220051651
 protein coding gene Chr2:22847690-22850221 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053710
 protein coding gene Chr2:22741432-22743962 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175052932
 protein coding gene Chr2:22705586-22708116 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215043178
 protein coding gene Chr2:22764330-22766860 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023297
 protein coding gene Chr2:21665869-21668415 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005051686
 protein coding gene Chr2:22473808-22476344 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017224
 protein coding gene Chr2:22744536-22747066 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051652
 protein coding gene Chr2:22644041-22646572 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205026258
 protein coding gene Chr2:22498392-22500922 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000044939
 protein coding gene Chr2:22550649-22553179 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230044275
 protein coding gene Chr2:24575737-24578267 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190051492
 protein coding gene Chr2:22734919-22737449 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225009079
 protein coding gene Chr2:32314299-32316875 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010049279
 protein coding gene Chr2:22644216-22646749 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010044854
 protein coding gene Chr2:23337444-23339975 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005046868
 protein coding gene Chr2:22592326-22594856 (+)



Homology
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    3 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    5
  • 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
    4
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000026936 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2531 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000028304 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 684 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000028304 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 187 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 4
    cDNA 4

    Microarray probesets 3
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-19570
References
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  • Summaries
    All 24
    Gene Ontology 4
    Phenotypes 3
  • 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:274568 Choi JH, et al., LMBR1L regulates lymphopoiesis through Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. Science. 2019 May 10;364(6440)
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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