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Agxt2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Agxt2
  • Name
    alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2146052
    NCBI Gene: 268782
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    2 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:10358618-10410239 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 5.35 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1373 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2146052
 protein coding gene Chr15:10358602-10410244 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200032882
 protein coding gene Chr15:7333466-7387792 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195009578
 protein coding gene Chr15:7237516-7291838 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220021351
 protein coding gene Chr15:7169901-7224243 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032186
 protein coding gene Chr15:7248756-7303111 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175031406
 protein coding gene Chr15:7406005-7460353 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215021840
 protein coding gene Chr15:7286375-7340715 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019663
 protein coding gene Chr15:6770912-6818217 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005024929
 protein coding gene Chr15:7374821-7428327 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210024911
 protein coding gene Chr15:7391026-7445377 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185029137
 protein coding gene Chr15:7348103-7402432 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205028445
 protein coding gene Chr15:7229815-7284128 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000032678
 protein coding gene Chr15:7449869-7503445 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230015188
 protein coding gene Chr15:10826441-10880770 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190009127
 protein coding gene Chr15:7301865-7356202 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225023980
 protein coding gene Chr15:11069369-11123696 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010032286
 protein coding gene Chr15:7509255-7562736 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010030742
 protein coding gene Chr15:7507312-7561364 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005027795
 protein coding gene Chr15:7300683-7355025 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    AGXT2, alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    AGXT2, alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2
  • Synonyms
    AGT2, BAIBA, DAIBAT
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 64902
    UniProt: Q9BYV1

  • Chr Location
    5p13.2; chr5:34997427-35048240 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    8 with human AGXT2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    9 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 targeted allele exhibit reduced circulating L-citrulline, hypertension under terminal aesthesia and increased vasodilation maximal response following acetylcholine treatment.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    47
  • GO References
    14
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
    694
  • Tissues
    97
  • cDNA Data
    20
  • Literature Summary
    3
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000089678 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 51622 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000022858 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1825 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000022858 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 541 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000003850 alanine--glyoxylate aminotransferase 2, mitochondrial
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      2.6.1.18, 2.6.1.40, 2.6.1.44
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR005814 Aminotransferase class-III
      IPR049704 Aminotransferases class-III pyridoxal-phosphate attachment site
      IPR015424 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase
      IPR015421 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, major domain
      IPR015422 Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent transferase, small domain
    • GlyGen
      Q3UEG6 3 sites, 2 N-linked glycans (2 sites), 1 O-linked glycan (1 site)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 21
      cDNA 20
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2145968
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 48
      Developmental Gene Expression 3
      Gene Ontology 14
      Phenotypes 9
    • Earliest
      J:122989 Visel A, et al., GenePaint.org: an atlas of gene expression patterns in the mouse embryo. Nucleic Acids Res. 2004 Jan 1;32(Database issue):D552-6
    • Latest
      J:360779 Rodionov RN, et al., Symmetric dimethylguanidino valeric acid, a novel single biomarker of hepatic steatosis. iScience. 2024 Dec 20;27(12):111366
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    Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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    09/01/2026
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