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Syce2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Syce2
  • Name
    synaptonemal complex central element protein 2
  • Synonyms
    1700013H19Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1919096
    NCBI Gene: 71846
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:85598740-85614075 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 41.25 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    365 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1919096
protein coding gene Chr8:85598740-85614850 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200024004
protein coding gene Chr8:79963773-79980113 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195014536
protein coding gene Chr8:80321963-80338314 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021897
protein coding gene Chr8:80363350-80379690 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180019308
protein coding gene Chr8:80162456-80178800 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175010764
protein coding gene Chr8:80257645-80273997 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215008956
protein coding gene Chr8:79895031-79911141 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0031313
protein coding gene Chr8:76211524-76227848 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005033671
protein coding gene Chr8:79772092-79788464 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210020059
protein coding gene Chr8:80244773-80261126 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185036731
protein coding gene Chr8:86353380-86369732 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205021887
protein coding gene Chr8:79300593-79316947 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000015891
protein coding gene Chr8:88661537-88677667 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230028864
protein coding gene Chr8:89960624-89979190 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190026626
protein coding gene Chr8:80321122-80337487 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225038997
protein coding gene Chr8:93355747-93371857 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010027634
protein coding gene Chr8:79999010-80015131 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010024465
protein coding gene Chr8:81911439-81928126 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005015667
protein coding gene Chr8:81058693-81075032 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SYCE2, synaptonemal complex central element protein 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SYCE2, synaptonemal complex central element protein 2
  • Synonyms
    CESC1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 256126
    UniProt: Q6PIF2

  • Chr Location
    19p13.13; chr19:12898786-12919306 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    16 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    49 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

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Mice homogyzous for a null mutation are infertile with decreases in testis and ovary weights, arrest of spermatogenesis, and abnormal meiosis.
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 71846 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15336 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001168244 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1230 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q505B8 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 171 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 8
      cDNA 8
      Antibodies 3

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2140728
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 87
      Developmental Gene Expression 8
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 49
    • Earliest
      J:13049 Gruneberg H, Genetical studies on the skeleton of the mouse. XVIII. Three genes for syndactylism. J Genet. 1956;54(1):113-145
    • Latest
      J:363654 Wang J, et al., Cortex-Specific Tmem169 Deficiency Induces Defects in Cortical Neuron Development and Autism-Like Behaviors in Mice. J Neurosci. 2025 Feb 26;45(9)

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
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