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Tor2a Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tor2a
  • Name
    torsin family 2, member A
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1353596
    NCBI Gene: 30933
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:32647289-32652256 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 22.09 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    171 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1353596
 protein coding gene Chr2:32647246-32652256 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200048493
 protein coding gene Chr2:29619539-29624664 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195043713
 protein coding gene Chr2:29723070-29728195 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220049171
 protein coding gene Chr2:29840972-29846096 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053616
 protein coding gene Chr2:29735804-29740930 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175051615
 protein coding gene Chr2:29702211-29707335 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215046052
 protein coding gene Chr2:29767713-29772838 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023449
 protein coding gene Chr2:28631826-28638012 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005052904
 protein coding gene Chr2:29448387-29453328 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210016683
 protein coding gene Chr2:29774741-29779866 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185049904
 protein coding gene Chr2:29636321-29641445 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028123
 protein coding gene Chr2:29483067-29488192 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000049917
 protein coding gene Chr2:29520902-29525906 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230042256
 protein coding gene Chr2:31555059-31560184 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190051828
 protein coding gene Chr2:29737442-29742566 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225008232
 protein coding gene Chr2:39308490-39313538 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045655
 protein coding gene Chr2:29616749-29621799 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010045274
 protein coding gene Chr2:30322883-30327823 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005050918
 protein coding gene Chr2:29584410-29589571 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TOR2A, torsin family 2 member A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TOR2A, torsin family 2 member A
  • Synonyms
    TORP1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 27433
    UniProt: Q5JU69, Q8N2E6

  • Chr Location
    9q34.11; chr9:127731516-127735355 (-)  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
    15
  • GO References
    7
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
    612
  • Tissues
    12
  • cDNA Data
    94
  • Literature Summary
    3
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 30933 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4968 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001412532 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2276 C57BL/6  
polypeptide Q8R1J9 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 321 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 95
    cDNA 95
    Antibodies 1

    Microarray probesets 4
References
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  • Summaries
    All 33
    Developmental Gene Expression 3
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:60248 Ozelius LJ, et al., The TOR1A (DYT1) gene family and its role in early onset torsion dystonia. Genomics. 1999 Dec 15;62(3):377-84
  • Latest
    J:226997 Bebee TW, et al., The splicing regulators Esrp1 and Esrp2 direct an epithelial splicing program essential for mammalian development. Elife. 2015;4
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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