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Tssk2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tssk2
  • Name
    testis-specific serine kinase 2
  • Synonyms
    DGS-G, SPOGA2, Stk22b, Tsk2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1347559
    NCBI Gene: 22115
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:17716501-17717888 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 11.09 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    17 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1347559
 protein coding gene Chr16:17716501-17717888 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200041413
 protein coding gene Chr16:14713069-14714456 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195031466
 protein coding gene Chr16:14270361-14271748 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220044868
 protein coding gene Chr16:14586614-14588001 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180028819
 protein coding gene Chr16:14511598-14512985 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175049562
 protein coding gene Chr16:14656608-14657995 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215040252
 protein coding gene Chr16:14377725-14379112 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020531
 protein coding gene Chr16:14392529-14393935 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005044039
 protein coding gene Chr16:14594919-14596306 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210046982
 protein coding gene Chr16:14672928-14674315 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185029384
 protein coding gene Chr16:14619080-14620467 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205042687
 protein coding gene Chr16:14626697-14628084 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000051304
 protein coding gene Chr16:14709285-14710672 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230042163
 protein coding gene Chr16:17196943-17198330 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190035326
 protein coding gene Chr16:14758984-14760371 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225036467
 protein coding gene Chr16:20442784-20444171 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010039383
 protein coding gene Chr16:14583160-14584547 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010043742
 protein coding gene Chr16:14601342-14602729 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005039766
 protein coding gene Chr16:14753031-14754418 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TSSK2, testis specific serine kinase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    1
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TSSK2, testis specific serine kinase 2
  • Synonyms
    DGS-G, SPOGA2, STK22B, TSK2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23617
    UniProt: Q96PF2

  • Chr Location
    22q11.21; chr22:19131308-19132622 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • References
    4 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    61 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
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Male mice homozygous for a knock-out allele of Tssk1 and 2 are infertile due to arrested spermatogenesis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    34
  • GO References
    13
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
    674
  • Tissues
    43
  • cDNA Data
    19
  • Literature Summary
    4
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 22115 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1388 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_009436 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1403 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide O54863 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 358 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      Genomic 10
      cDNA 20
      Primer pair 3
      Other 1
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:892906
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 101
      Developmental Gene Expression 4
      Diseases 4
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 61
    • Earliest
      J:38193 Galili N, et al., A region of mouse chromosome 16 is syntenic to the DiGeorge, velocardiofacial syndrome minimal critical region. (Correction: vol. 7(4):399). Genome Res. 1997 Jan;7(1):17-26
    • Latest
      J:389391 de Leon Reyes NS, et al., Interhemispheric CA1 projections to the subiculum support spatial cognition and are affected in a mouse model of the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Cell Rep. 2026 Mar 20;45(4):117114
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    09/15/2026
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