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Prph2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Prph2
  • Name
    peripherin 2
  • Synonyms
    Nmf193, Rd2, rds, Tspan22
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:102791
    NCBI Gene: 19133
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:47221404-47235859 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 22.91 cM
  • Mapping Data
    15 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    677 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    3
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_102791
 protein coding gene Chr17:47221385-47235859 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200025439
 protein coding gene Chr17:42419709-42434169 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195018268
 protein coding gene Chr17:43924851-43939325 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220035318
 protein coding gene Chr17:42918648-42933113 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180019980
 protein coding gene Chr17:43674999-43689472 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175014884
 protein coding gene Chr17:42988903-43003377 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215015614
 protein coding gene Chr17:42544271-42558745 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021693
 protein coding gene Chr17:43617894-43634671 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005023055
 protein coding gene Chr17:43708304-43722915 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210031477
 protein coding gene Chr17:42738547-42753021 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185026809
 protein coding gene Chr17:45643957-45658432 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205052426
 protein coding gene Chr17:43215434-43229898 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000033295
 protein coding gene Chr17:45261891-45276029 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230040900
 protein coding gene Chr17:46536549-46551064 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190015938
 protein coding gene Chr17:42626100-42640254 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225043124
 protein coding gene Chr17:48791078-48805542 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010030007
 protein coding gene Chr17:42497141-42511402 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010036863
 protein coding gene Chr17:42702845-42716118 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005025760
 protein coding gene Chr17:43587982-43602552 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PRPH2, peripherin 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PRPH2, peripherin 2
  • Synonyms
    AOFMD, AVMD, CACD2, DS, MDBS1, rd2, RDS, RP7, TSPAN22
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 5961
    UniProt: P23942

  • Chr Location
    6p21.1; chr6:42696598-42722597 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with Prph2 mouse models; 10 with human PRPH2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    5 with disease annotations
  • References
    5 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    54 phenotypes from 6 alleles in 12 genetic backgrounds
    4 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    137 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a spontaneous mutation display slow retinal degeneration with thinning and loss of the outer nuclear layer, loss of photoreceptor outer segments, and increased numbers of Muller cells. Heterozygous mice also display retinal degeneration and Muller cell gliosis.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    31
  • GO References
    14
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    640
  • Tissues
    17
  • cDNA Data
    59
  • Literature Summary
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 19133 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 14456 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008938 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2662 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P15499 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 346 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 80
      Genomic 17
      cDNA 60
      Primer pair 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-13809, MGD-MRK-13812, MGD-MRK-13816, MGD-MRK-13817, MGD-MRK-19699, MGI:3038636
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 214
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 5
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 137
    • Earliest
      J:6051 van Nie R, et al., A new H-2-linked mutation, rds, causing retinal degeneration in the mouse. Tissue Antigens. 1978 Aug;12(2):106-8
    • Latest
      J:388103 Canto A, et al., Endogenous oestrogens as neuroprotective modulators in the human retina: Evidence from transcriptomic profiling and aromatase inhibition. J Neuroendocrinol. 2026 Apr;38(4):e70171
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    09/01/2026
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