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Txnrd2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Txnrd2
  • Name
    thioredoxin reductase 2
  • Synonyms
    ESTM573010, TGR, TR3, TR beta
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1347023
    NCBI Gene: 26462
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:18245167-18297823 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 11.41 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    5 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1347023
 protein coding gene Chr16:18245134-18297823 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200046349
 protein coding gene Chr16:15241888-15294806 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195034538
 protein coding gene Chr16:14799237-14852160 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220045112
 protein coding gene Chr16:15115503-15168425 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180039393
 protein coding gene Chr16:15040534-15093450 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175041929
 protein coding gene Chr16:15185252-15238174 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215039729
 protein coding gene Chr16:14906588-14959508 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020546
 protein coding gene Chr16:14910923-14964409 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005040905
 protein coding gene Chr16:15112120-15165092 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210042313
 protein coding gene Chr16:15201561-15254481 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185030795
 protein coding gene Chr16:15146175-15199097 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205046216
 protein coding gene Chr16:15155699-15208619 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000052289
 protein coding gene Chr16:15243607-15295623 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230038820
 protein coding gene Chr16:17725595-17778513 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190042436
 protein coding gene Chr16:15287809-15340711 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225036644
 protein coding gene Chr16:20971407-21024331 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010042035
 protein coding gene Chr16:15121536-15173829 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010037668
 protein coding gene Chr16:15125364-15178974 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005041791
 protein coding gene Chr16:15281507-15334424 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TXNRD2, thioredoxin reductase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TXNRD2, thioredoxin reductase 2
  • Synonyms
    GCCD5, SELZ, TR, TR3, TR-BETA, TRXR2, TXNR2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10587
    UniProt: Q9NNW7

  • Chr Location
    22q11.21; chr22:19875517-19941820 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human TXNRD2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • References
    6 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    161 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 knock-out allele die at E13 due to severe anemia and growth retardation, resulting from perturbed cardiac development and augmented apoptosis of hematopoietic cells.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    35
  • GO References
    15
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
    801
  • Tissues
    135
  • cDNA Data
    9
  • Literature Summary
    10
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 26462 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 52657 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_013711 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1922 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9JLT4 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 524 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      12 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000016872 thioredoxin reductase 2, mitochondrial
      (term hierarchy)
    • PDB
      1ZDL, 1ZKQ, 3DGZ
    • EC
      1.8.1.9
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR016156 FAD/NAD-linked reductase, dimerisation domain superfamily
      IPR023753 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain
      IPR036188 FAD/NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
      IPR046952 Glutathione reductase/thioredoxin reductase-like
      IPR001100 Pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase, class I
      IPR012999 Pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase, class I, active site
      IPR004099 Pyridine nucleotide-disulphide oxidoreductase, dimerisation domain
      IPR006338 Thioredoxin/glutathione reductase selenoprotein
    • GlyGen
      Q9JLT4 1 site, 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      Genomic 5
      cDNA 11
      Primer pair 5

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1338029
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 220
      Developmental Gene Expression 10
      Diseases 6
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 161
    • Earliest
      J:54501 Lund J, et al., Sequence-ready physical map of the mouse chromosome 16 region with conserved synteny to the human velocardiofacial syndrome region on 22q11.2. Mamm Genome. 1999 May;10(5):438-43
    • Latest
      J:390319 Son GY, et al., Dysregulated calcium signaling underlies hyposalivation and microbial dysbiosis in Down syndrome. Cell Rep. 2026 Jul 1;:117619
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