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Hjv Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Hjv
  • Name
    hemojuvelin BMP co-receptor
  • Synonyms
    2310035L15Rik, 5230400G09Rik, DL-M, hemojuvelin, Hfe2, HJV, Rgmc
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1916835
    NCBI Gene: 69585
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:96432488-96436526 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 41.91 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    143 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1916835
 protein coding gene Chr3:96432479-96436532 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200039974
 protein coding gene Chr3:93061064-93065092 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195040687
 protein coding gene Chr3:93464286-93468320 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220040656
 protein coding gene Chr3:91810281-91814319 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180038110
 protein coding gene Chr3:93406028-93410062 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175028038
 protein coding gene Chr3:93022715-93026749 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215019541
 protein coding gene Chr3:93787677-93791715 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025377
 protein coding gene Chr3:90559061-90563034 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005018265
 protein coding gene Chr3:93607206-93611234 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210051190
 protein coding gene Chr3:93575747-93579781 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185038411
 protein coding gene Chr3:94028708-94032746 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205044245
 protein coding gene Chr3:92684124-92688158 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000023007
 protein coding gene Chr3:92872164-92876209 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230041473
 protein coding gene Chr3:95992909-95996937 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190045034
 protein coding gene Chr3:94121596-94125624 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225010102
 protein coding gene Chr3:98371270-98375304 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010025335
 protein coding gene Chr3:92864751-92868796 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010036436
 protein coding gene Chr3:93162740-93166812 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005029376
 protein coding gene Chr3:93522475-93526509 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    HJV, hemojuvelin BMP co-receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    HJV, hemojuvelin BMP co-receptor
  • Synonyms
    HFE2, HFE2A, JH, RGMC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 148738
    UniProt: Q6ZVN8

  • Chr Location
    1q21.1; chr1:146017468-146036746 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Hjv mouse models; 2 with human HJV associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    2 with disease annotations
  • References
    3 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    20 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    25 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    2 images
    50 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 exhibit lack of hepcidin expression, severe iron overload and male sterility. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele display systemic iron overload, a severe deficit in hepcidin production, overexpression of ferroportin but normal male fertility.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    59
  • 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
    727
  • Tissues
    57
  • cDNA Data
    20
  • Literature Summary
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000038403 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4039 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000049208 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2028 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000046659 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 420 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 26
      cDNA 20
      Primer pair 3
      Other 3
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1914041, MGI:2139694, MGI:2139795, MGI:6276239
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 110
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 3
      Gene Ontology 15
      Phenotypes 50
    • Earliest
      J:18891 Ramamoorthy S, et al., Functional characterization and chromosomal localization of a cloned taurine transporter from human placenta. Biochem J. 1994 Jun 15;300(Pt 3):893-900
    • Latest
      J:362767 Dogan DY, et al., Bone phenotyping of murine hemochromatosis models with deficiencies of Hjv, Alk2, or Alk3: The influence of sex and the bone compartment. FASEB J. 2024 Nov 30;38(22):e70179
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    09/15/2026
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