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Cacna2d4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Cacna2d4
  • Name
    calcium channel, voltage-dependent, alpha 2/delta subunit 4
  • Synonyms
    5730412N02Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2442632
    NCBI Gene: 319734
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:119213487-119329368 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 56.62 cM
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    3503 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2442632
 protein coding gene Chr6:119213435-119329368 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200045866
 protein coding gene Chr6:116412466-116528333 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195039007
 protein coding gene Chr6:115823225-115939194 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220029674
 protein coding gene Chr6:114699693-114815580 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180040936
 protein coding gene Chr6:116190901-116306877 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175026785
 protein coding gene Chr6:61163314-61279278 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215045403
 protein coding gene Chr6:116179937-116295834 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028790
 protein coding gene Chr6:114274848-114338118 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005047192
 protein coding gene Chr6:115994642-116110620 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210035410
 protein coding gene Chr6:115958058-116074014 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185042695
 protein coding gene Chr6:116610538-116726422 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205043766
 protein coding gene Chr6:115057032-115172929 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000043203
 protein coding gene Chr6:115187725-115304703 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230048328
 protein coding gene Chr6:117809967-117925836 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190026387
 protein coding gene Chr6:115570989-115686954 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225044347
 protein coding gene Chr6:119700917-119816835 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010041812
 protein coding gene Chr6:114551502-114668547 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010038892
 protein coding gene Chr6:117428197-117542807 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005042696
 protein coding gene Chr6:116230695-116346670 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    CACNA2D4, calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    CACNA2D4, calcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit alpha2delta 4
  • Synonyms
    RCD4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 93589
    UniProt: Q7Z3S7

  • Chr Location
    12p13.33; chr12:1791963-1918666 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human CACNA2D4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    11 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    19 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 spontaneous mutation exhibit severe loss of retinal signaling associated with abnormal photoreceptor ribbon synapses and cone-rod dysfunction.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    7
  • GO References
    3
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
    612
  • Tissues
    7
  • cDNA Data
    24
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000041460 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 115882 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000037434 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5803 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000044660 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1144 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      4 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000004945 voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-4
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR063621 Cacna2d1-4/CACHD1, cache middle domain
      IPR013680 Voltage-dependent calcium channel, alpha-2/delta subunit, conserved region
      IPR051173 Voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta
      IPR036465 von Willebrand factor A-like domain superfamily
      IPR002035 von Willebrand factor, type A
      IPR013608 VWA N-terminal
    • GlyGen
      Q5RJF7 3 sites
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 26
      cDNA 24
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:3529346
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 47
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Gene Ontology 3
      Phenotypes 19
    • Earliest
      J:65548 Ruether K, et al., Abnormalities of the photoreceptor-bipolar cell synapse in a substrain of C57BL/10 mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Nov;41(12):4039-47
    • Latest
      J:376341 Braz JM, et al., Differential contribution of alpha2delta auxiliary subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels in mouse models of pain and itch. PLoS One. 2025;20(12):e0337701
    Contributing Projects:
    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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    09/15/2026
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