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Ptges Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ptges
  • Name
    prostaglandin E synthase
  • Synonyms
    2410099E23Rik, D2Ertd369e, mPGES, mPGES-1
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1927593
    NCBI Gene: 64292
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:30779483-30793309 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 21.75 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    522 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1927593
 protein coding gene Chr2:30779483-30819875 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200051217
 protein coding gene Chr2:27750497-27764325 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195043590
 protein coding gene Chr2:27844950-27858772 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220050695
 protein coding gene Chr2:27962919-27976741 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180053867
 protein coding gene Chr2:27863491-27877319 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175051292
 protein coding gene Chr2:27832710-27846537 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215048602
 protein coding gene Chr2:27898419-27912246 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023403
 protein coding gene Chr2:26758489-26799495 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005052412
 protein coding gene Chr2:27575456-27617158 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210017447
 protein coding gene Chr2:27905642-27919469 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185049413
 protein coding gene Chr2:27758358-27772181 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205037833
 protein coding gene Chr2:27610469-27624291 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000052151
 protein coding gene Chr2:27655096-27697158 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230041188
 protein coding gene Chr2:29686156-29699983 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190050172
 protein coding gene Chr2:27865070-27878891 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225006551
 protein coding gene Chr2:37436657-37450480 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010050034
 protein coding gene Chr2:27738139-27777935 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010032846
 protein coding gene Chr2:28463739-28475752 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005049859
 protein coding gene Chr2:27716313-27730139 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    PTGES, prostaglandin E synthase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    PTGES, prostaglandin E synthase
  • Synonyms
    MGST1-L1, MGST1L1, MGST-IV, MPGES, mPGES-1, PGES, PIG12, PP102, PP1294, TP53I12
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 9536
    UniProt: O14684

  • Chr Location
    9q34.11; chr9:129738331-129753042 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 6 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    130 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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Homozygous null mice are fertile and display a decreased inflammatory response. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in the vascular smooth muscle, endothelial or myeloid cells exhibit altered response to vascular injury.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    56
  • GO References
    19
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
    751
  • Tissues
    113
  • cDNA Data
    54
  • Literature Summary
    7
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 64292 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 13827 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_022415 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3647 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9JM51 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 153 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 56
      cDNA 54
      Primer pair 2
      Antibodies 1

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1196242, MGI:1920952
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 217
      Developmental Gene Expression 7
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 19
      Phenotypes 130
    • Earliest
      J:60984 Ko MS, et al., Large-scale cDNA analysis reveals phased gene expression patterns during preimplantation mouse development. Development. 2000 Apr;127(8):1737-49
    • Latest
      J:391423 Sudo K, et al., Costimulation with high-fat diet and acidic bile salts may promote Warburg effect in gastric carcinogenesis around the squamocolumnar junction in Gan mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2025 Jun 1;328(6):G645-G662
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    09/08/2026
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