Camk2a MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:88256 - calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha

Symbol

Camk2a
Name

calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Synonyms

alpha-CaMKII, mKIAA0968

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:88256
NCBI Gene: 12322
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

25 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr18:61058704-61121224 bp, + strand
From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 18, 34.41 cM
Mapping Data

5 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

1959 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

26
RFLP

2

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_88256	protein coding gene	Chr18:61058690-61121224 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSGG00200054811	protein coding gene	Chr18:58259418-58281568 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200030988	protein coding gene	Chr18:58221549-58239245 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195005270	protein coding gene	Chr18:58289324-58306871 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSGG00195055269	protein coding gene	Chr18:58327139-58349238 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220016010	protein coding gene	Chr18:58274878-58292429 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSGG00220054481	protein coding gene	Chr18:58312673-58334815 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSGG00180055347	protein coding gene	Chr18:58894273-58916353 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180011747	protein coding gene	Chr18:58856460-58874010 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175034196	protein coding gene	Chr18:58471508-58489177 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSGG00175054606	protein coding gene	Chr18:58509339-58531489 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215037775	protein coding gene	Chr18:57791388-57809062 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSGG00215055217	protein coding gene	Chr18:57829221-57851372 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0022315	protein coding gene	Chr18:57712772-57776733 (+)
CAST/EiJ	no annotation
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210030223	protein coding gene	Chr18:58419108-58436655 (+)
CBA/J	ENSMUSGG00210054850	protein coding gene	Chr18:58456912-58479004 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185014547	protein coding gene	Chr18:58318776-58336451 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSGG00185057693	protein coding gene	Chr18:58356611-58378766 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSGG00205054070	protein coding gene	Chr18:57841510-57863656 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205012017	protein coding gene	Chr18:57803673-57821220 (+)
JF1/MsJ	no annotation
LP/J	ENSMUSGG00230055660	protein coding gene	Chr18:60419061-60441205 (+)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230010201	protein coding gene	Chr18:60381215-60398890 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSGG00190054827	protein coding gene	Chr18:58110324-58132333 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225034657	protein coding gene	Chr18:60256133-60273651 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSGG00225055304	protein coding gene	Chr18:60293792-60315808 (+)
PWK/PhJ	no annotation
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010016341	protein coding gene	Chr18:58847930-58908593 (+)
WSB/EiJ	no annotation

Human Ortholog

CAMK2A, calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

CAMK2A, calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha
Synonyms

CAMKA, CaMKIIalpha, CaMKIINalpha, MRD53, MRT63
Links

HGNC:1460

NCBI Gene ID: 815

UniProt: Q9UQM7
Chr Location

5q32; chr5:150219491-150290130 (-) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Camk2a stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: CAMK2A
Gene Tree

Camk2a

Diseases

2 with Camk2a mouse models; 2 with human CAMK2A associations

Human Disease

Mouse Models

autism spectrum disorder

IDs

View 1 model

bipolar disorder

IDs

View 1 model

autosomal dominant intellectual developmental disorder 53

IDs

autosomal recessive intellectual developmental disorder 63

IDs

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Mutations/Alleles

2 with disease annotations

References

2 with disease annotations

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Phenotype Summary

56 phenotypes from 12 alleles in 16 genetic backgrounds
14 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
1 images
111 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

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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All Mutations and Alleles

58
Chemically induced (ENU)

1
Endonuclease-mediated

12
Gene trapped

23
Targeted

15
Transgenic

7
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF , CvDC
Find Mice (IMSR)

135 strains or lines available
Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype
Recombinase Activity

Comparison Matrix Gene Expression + Recombinase Activity

Homozygous targeted mutants display deficient long-term hippocampal potentiation (LTP) and specific impairment in spatial learning; heterozygotes show decreased fear response and increased defensive aggression, which is more pronounced in homozygotes.

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All GO Annotations

121
GO References

35

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 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

1082
Tissues

122
cDNA Data

13
Literature Summary

47

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GENSAT

GEO

Expression Atlas
Other Vertebrate Links

GEISHA CAMK2A

Xenbase camk2a

ZFIN camk2a

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All Sequences

70
RefSeq

10
UniProt

6
CCDS

CCDS29276.1, CCDS29277.1, CCDS70898.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000024617 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

12322

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	12322	NCBI Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	62521	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	NM_001403309	RefSeq \| MGI Sequence Detail	4989	ZRU/MplStud
polypeptide	P11798	UniProt \| EBI \| MGI Sequence Detail	478	Not Applicable

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UniProt

6 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000003199 calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha

(term hierarchy)
PDB

1HKX, 4X3I, 6TS3, 7B55, 7B56, 7B57
EC

2.7.11.1, 2.7.11.17
InterPro Domains

IPR013543 Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, association-domain

IPR032710 NTF2-like domain superfamily

IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site

IPR000719 Protein kinase domain

IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily

IPR008271 Serine/threonine-protein kinase, active site
GlyGen

P11798 6 sites, 2 N-linked glycans (1 site), 1 O-linked glycan (4 sites)

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All nucleic 21

Genomic 1

cDNA 15

Primer pair 5

Antibodies 7

Microarray probesets 7

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MGD-MRK-1743, MGI:2147420

Summaries

All 397

Developmental Gene Expression 47

Diseases 2

Gene Ontology 35

Phenotypes 111
Earliest

J:9840 Hanley RM, et al., Sequence of the cDNA for the alpha subunit of calmodulin kinase II from mouse brain. Nucleic Acids Res. 1989 May 25;17(10):3992
Latest

J:388005 Wang X, et al., LUZP1 Regulates Dendritic Spine Maturation and Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus of Mice. J Neurosci. 2025 May 14;45(20)

TSS for Camk2a:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr151368	Chr18:61058684-61058711 (+)	-6 bp
Tssr151369	Chr18:61058716-61058727 (+)	18 bp
Tssr151370	Chr18:61096589-61096675 (+)	37,928 bp
Tssr151371	Chr18:61096687-61096698 (+)	37,989 bp
Tssr151372	Chr18:61096723-61096728 (+)	38,022 bp
Tssr151373	Chr18:61096847-61096908 (+)	38,174 bp
Tssr151374	Chr18:61096930-61096935 (+)	38,229 bp
Tssr151375	Chr18:61102728-61102752 (+)	44,036 bp
Tssr5345	Chr18:61117206-61117215 (+)	58,507 bp
Tssr151376	Chr18:61117381-61117404 (+)	58,689 bp
Tssr151377	Chr18:61117460-61117472 (+)	58,762 bp
Tssr151378	Chr18:61117509-61117523 (+)	58,812 bp
Tssr151379	Chr18:61118742-61118754 (+)	60,044 bp
Tssr151380	Chr18:61118814-61118825 (+)	60,116 bp
Tssr151381	Chr18:61118848-61118857 (+)	60,149 bp
Tssr151382	Chr18:61118952-61118969 (+)	60,257 bp
Tssr151383	Chr18:61118988-61118999 (+)	60,290 bp
Tssr151384	Chr18:61119034-61119041 (+)	60,334 bp
Tssr151385	Chr18:61119074-61119091 (+)	60,379 bp
Tssr151386	Chr18:61119134-61119143 (+)	60,435 bp
Tssr151387	Chr18:61119174-61119182 (+)	60,474 bp
Tssr151388	Chr18:61119191-61119206 (+)	60,495 bp
Tssr151389	Chr18:61120601-61120620 (+)	61,907 bp
Tssr151390	Chr18:61120818-61120857 (+)	62,134 bp
Tssr151391	Chr18:61121006-61121009 (+)	62,304 bp

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