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Lcn9 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lcn9
  • Name
    lipocalin 9
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1924954
    NCBI Gene: 77704
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:25713165-25715549 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 18.15 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    182 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1924954
 protein coding gene Chr2:25713100-25715558 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200049141
 protein coding gene Chr2:22697342-22699726 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195045312
 protein coding gene Chr2:22787477-22789861 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220053296
 protein coding gene Chr2:22905304-22907688 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180054275
 protein coding gene Chr2:22799020-22801404 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175053481
 protein coding gene Chr2:22763172-22765556 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215044112
 protein coding gene Chr2:22821915-22824299 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023300
 protein coding gene Chr2:21714472-21716822 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005052261
 protein coding gene Chr2:22527524-22529909 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017238
 protein coding gene Chr2:22802122-22804506 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185050658
 protein coding gene Chr2:22701653-22704037 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205040855
 protein coding gene Chr2:22555984-22558368 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000052823
 protein coding gene Chr2:22603054-22605404 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040676
 protein coding gene Chr2:24633321-24635705 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190043630
 protein coding gene Chr2:22792503-22794887 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ no annotation
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050662
 protein coding gene Chr2:22696757-22699142 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010044904
 protein coding gene Chr2:23386003-23387801 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005047901
 protein coding gene Chr2:22649902-22652286 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LCN9, lipocalin 9
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LCN9, lipocalin 9
  • Synonyms
    HEL129
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 392399
    UniProt: Q8WX39

  • Chr Location
    9q34.3; chr9:135663309-135666961 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    2 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    8 phenotype references
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit normal spermatogenesis and fertility with normal sperm morphology and acrosome reaction.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    3
  • GO References
    3
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
    2
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000023210 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2385 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000023978 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 839 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000023978 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 178 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 2
    cDNA 2

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 27
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 8
  • 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:336742 Wang X, et al., Transcriptome profiling of the initial segment and proximal caput of mouse epididymis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023;14:1190890
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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09/08/2026
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