Tmem242 MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:1917794

Tmem242 Gene Detail

Symbol

Tmem242
Name

transmembrane protein 242
Synonyms

1110008A10Rik, 2310046K16Rik, 5730437N04Rik

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:1917794
NCBI Gene: 70544
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

1 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr17:5461145-5490534 bp, - strand
From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 17, 3.16 cM, cytoband A1
Mapping Data

2 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

918 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

2

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_1917794	protein coding gene	Chr17:5461139-5490535 (-)
129S1/SvImJ	no annotation
A/J	no annotation
AKR/J	no annotation
BALB/cJ	no annotation
C3H/HeJ	no annotation
C57BL/6NJ	no annotation
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021022	protein coding gene	Chr17:2309122-2338191 (-)
CAST/EiJ	no annotation
CBA/J	no annotation
DBA/2J	no annotation
FVB/NJ	no annotation
JF1/MsJ	no annotation
LP/J	no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ	no annotation
NZO/HlLtJ	no annotation
PWK/PhJ	no annotation
SPRET/EiJ	no annotation
WSB/EiJ	no annotation

Human Ortholog

TMEM242, transmembrane protein 242

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

TMEM242, transmembrane protein 242
Synonyms

BM033, C6orf35
Links

HGNC:17206

NCBI Gene ID: 729515

UniProt: Q9NWH2
Chr Location

6q25.3; chr6:157289025-157323601 (-) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Tmem242 stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: TMEM242
Gene Tree

Tmem242

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Phenotype Summary

7 phenotype references

All Mutations and Alleles

9
Endonuclease-mediated

1
Gene trapped

7
Targeted

1
Find Mice (IMSR)

11 strains or lines available

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All GO Annotations

6
GO References

4

Molecular Function

No experimental evidence to support Molecular Function annotation, following literature review. See J:73796.

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 Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

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

63

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

Xenbase tmem242

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All Sequences

26
RefSeq

2
UniProt

1
CCDS

CCDS49930.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000004945 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

70544

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	ENSMUSG00000004945	Ensembl Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	29390	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	ENSMUST00000005053	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	948	Not Applicable
polypeptide	ENSMUSP00000005053	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	140	Not Applicable

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UniProt

1 Sequence
Protein Ontology

PR:000031873 transmembrane protein 242

(term hierarchy)
InterPro Domains

IPR009792 Transmembrane protein 242

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All nucleic 63

cDNA 63

Microarray probesets 5

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MGI:1915824, MGI:1916895

Summaries

All 31

Gene Ontology 4

Phenotypes 7
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:173534 Skarnes WC, et al., A conditional knockout resource for the genome-wide study of mouse gene function. Nature. 2011 Jun 16;474(7351):337-42

TSS for Tmem242:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr146301	Chr17:5490504-5490538 (-)	13 bp

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