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Smpd2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Smpd2
  • Name
    sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2, neutral
  • Synonyms
    nSMase
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1278330
    NCBI Gene: 20598
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:41363168-41366410 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 22.42 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    158 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1278330
 protein coding gene Chr10:41361638-41366410 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200008302
 protein coding gene Chr10:38234154-38237689 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195015901
 protein coding gene Chr10:38524577-38528112 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220025450
 protein coding gene Chr10:38201080-38204615 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180015672
 protein coding gene Chr10:38609699-38613234 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175011745
 protein coding gene Chr10:38403970-38407505 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215006271
 protein coding gene Chr10:38153295-38156830 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015268
 protein coding gene Chr10:36947748-36952636 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005026122
 protein coding gene Chr10:38599744-38603467 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210025084
 protein coding gene Chr10:38297436-38300971 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006736
 protein coding gene Chr10:38450088-38453623 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205010594
 protein coding gene Chr10:38365245-38368780 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000032487
 protein coding gene Chr10:38223478-38227201 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230005801
 protein coding gene Chr10:40224016-40227551 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190024416
 protein coding gene Chr10:38578268-38581803 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225016023
 protein coding gene Chr10:44543086-44546621 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007440
 protein coding gene Chr10:38354921-38358644 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010019365
 protein coding gene Chr10:39386645-39390374 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005014933
 protein coding gene Chr10:38135853-38139388 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SMPD2, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SMPD2, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2
  • Synonyms
    ISC1, NSMASE, NSMASE1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6610
    UniProt: O60906

  • Chr Location
    6q21; chr6:109440678-109443920 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    17 phenotype references
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are phenotypically normal, have a normal lifespan, and display neither lipid accumulation nor changes in sphingomyelin levels despite grossly reduced enzyme activity in all organs except brain.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    39
  • GO References
    15
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
    694
  • Tissues
    97
  • cDNA Data
    69
  • Literature Summary
    4
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 20598 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3243 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NR_190511 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1618 C57BL/6  
polypeptide O70572 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 419 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 71
    cDNA 69
    Primer pair 2

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGI:2143809
References
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  • Summaries
    All 64
    Developmental Gene Expression 4
    Gene Ontology 15
    Phenotypes 17
  • Earliest
    J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
  • Latest
    J:363648 Wang S, et al., m(6)A modification-tuned sphingolipid metabolism regulates postnatal liver development in male mice. Nat Metab. 2023 May;5(5):842-860
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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