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Emd Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Emd
  • Name
    emerin
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:108117
    NCBI Gene: 13726
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    ChrX:73298293-73305154 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome X, 37.92 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    203 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_108117
protein coding gene ChrX:73298293-73305188 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0035835
protein coding gene ChrX:70045326-70052243 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0035816
protein coding gene ChrX:70239284-70246079 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0035741
protein coding gene ChrX:72136586-72143839 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0035801
protein coding gene ChrX:69263073-69270208 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0035506
protein coding gene ChrX:70523813-70534968 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0036331
protein coding gene ChrX:72211103-72217421 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0033175
protein coding gene ChrX:69302342-69308566 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0034797
protein coding gene ChrX:55898315-55904678 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0035481
protein coding gene ChrX:74203752-74210061 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0035638
protein coding gene ChrX:69694250-69701118 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0035582
protein coding gene ChrX:69040983-69047011 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0035723
protein coding gene ChrX:70829573-70835739 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0035620
protein coding gene ChrX:76764937-76772683 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0036353
protein coding gene ChrX:69869752-69876589 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0034496
protein coding gene ChrX:53868965-53875345 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0034330
protein coding gene ChrX:56775672-56782027 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0034938
protein coding gene ChrX:69145810-69152119 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    EMD, emerin
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    EMD, emerin
  • Synonyms
    EDMD, LEMD5, STA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2010
    neXtProt AC: NX_P50402
    UniProt: P50402

  • Chr Location
    Xq28; chrX:154379273-154381574 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    3 with human EMD associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    19 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    21 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 disruptions in this gene are generally indistiguishable from controls. However, lack of muscular coordination is reported for one allele along with development of vacuoles associated with the nuclear membrane of cardiac and skeletal muscle.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000001964 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6862 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000002029 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1595 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000002029 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 259 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 83
      Genomic 4
      cDNA 79

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-37154, MGI:2148023
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 71
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:47956 Bione S, et al., Identification of a novel X-linked gene responsible for Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Nat Genet. 1994 Dec;8(4):323-7
    • Latest
      J:347982 Li C, et al., Nesprin-2 is a novel scaffold protein for telethonin and FHL-2 in the cardiomyocyte sarcomere. J Biol Chem. 2024 Apr 2;300(5):107254

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    last database update
    11/19/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory