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Tafa2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tafa2
  • Name
    TAFA chemokine like family member 2
  • Synonyms
    Fam19a2, Sam2, Tafa-2, Tafa2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2143691
    NCBI Gene: 268354
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr10:123099901-123577109 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 10, 72.31 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    15119 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2143691
 protein coding gene Chr10:123099813-123577109 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200025161
 protein coding gene Chr10:119444315-119922151 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195020991
 protein coding gene Chr10:119895922-120372363 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220014371
 protein coding gene Chr10:119519632-119997092 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180016814
 protein coding gene Chr10:119887056-120363707 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175023733
 protein coding gene Chr10:119892960-120370396 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215009355
 protein coding gene Chr10:119514082-119991919 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0015867
 protein coding gene Chr10:115818938-116282277 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005031339
 protein coding gene Chr10:118848166-119331606 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210021056
 protein coding gene Chr10:119728608-120205883 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185008712
 protein coding gene Chr10:119838371-120315753 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205020245
 protein coding gene Chr10:119143899-119621261 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000011439
 protein coding gene Chr10:121142922-121644558 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230029168
 protein coding gene Chr10:121765748-122239416 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190017298
 protein coding gene Chr10:119939994-120416531 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225035750
 protein coding gene Chr10:126003834-126481647 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010013052
 protein coding gene Chr10:119567412-120059761 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010015875
 protein coding gene Chr10:121646351-121961664 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005012813
 protein coding gene Chr10:119541092-120011648 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAFA2, TAFA chemokine like family member 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAFA2, TAFA chemokine like family member 2
  • Synonyms
    FAM19A2, TAFA-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 338811
    UniProt: Q8N3H0

  • Chr Location
    12q14.1; chr12:61707341-62279150 (-)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    10 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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Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit impaired spatial learning and memory, impaired memory in novel object recognition test, increased anxiety, decreased depression-like behavior, neuronal loss and increased brain apoptosis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    9
  • 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

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
    600
  • Tissues
    3
  • cDNA Data
    11
  • Literature Summary
    4
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000044071 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 477209 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000050756 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 4364 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000050199 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 135 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 11
      cDNA 11

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:6276242
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 36
      Developmental Gene Expression 4
      Gene Ontology 4
      Phenotypes 10
    • Earliest
      J:90490 Tom Tang Y, et al., TAFA: a novel secreted family with conserved cysteine residues and restricted expression in the brain. Genomics. 2004 Apr;83(4):727-34
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/08/2026
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