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Lcn12 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lcn12
  • Name
    lipocalin 12
  • Synonyms
    9230102M18Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1924951
    NCBI Gene: 77701
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    7 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:25380857-25383923 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 17.30 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    234 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1924951
 protein coding gene Chr2:25380857-25384073 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200051009
 protein coding gene Chr2:22365013-22368079 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195043283
 protein coding gene Chr2:22455109-22458175 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220050491
 protein coding gene Chr2:22572934-22576000 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180054224
 protein coding gene Chr2:22466659-22469725 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175051900
 protein coding gene Chr2:22430812-22433878 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215046532
 protein coding gene Chr2:22489542-22492608 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023278
 protein coding gene Chr2:21388556-21391569 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005050717
 protein coding gene Chr2:22215508-22218557 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210016489
 protein coding gene Chr2:22469795-22472861 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185050942
 protein coding gene Chr2:22369310-22372376 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205049047
 protein coding gene Chr2:22223631-22226697 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000024175
 protein coding gene Chr2:22284516-22287566 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038702
 protein coding gene Chr2:24301003-24304069 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190044116
 protein coding gene Chr2:22460173-22463239 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225009807
 protein coding gene Chr2:32051429-32054495 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010048619
 protein coding gene Chr2:22381878-22384939 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010033436
 protein coding gene Chr2:23068741-23071820 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005052468
 protein coding gene Chr2:22327456-22330517 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LCN12, lipocalin 12
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    6
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LCN12, lipocalin 12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 286256
    UniProt: Q6JVE5

  • Chr Location
    9q34.3; chr9:136949197-136956538 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    2 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    7 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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Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    5
  • GO References
    5
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
    3
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000026943 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3067 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000028312 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 716 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000028312 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 193 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 3
    cDNA 3

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 29
    Gene Ontology 5
    Phenotypes 7
  • Earliest
    J:65060 Kawai J, et al., Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):685-90
  • Latest
    J:92984 Suzuki K, et al., Molecular evolution of epididymal lipocalin genes localized on mouse chromosome 2. Gene. 2004 Sep 15;339:49-59
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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