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Kdr Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Kdr
  • Name
    kinase insert domain protein receptor
  • Synonyms
    Flk-1, Flk1, orv, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor- 2, VEGFR-2, VEGFR2, VEGF receptor-2
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr5:76093487-76139118 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 5, 40.23 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1260 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96683
 protein coding gene Chr5:76093487-76139880 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200000738
 protein coding gene Chr5:71783919-71829537 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195010543
 protein coding gene Chr5:71080656-71126311 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220014725
 protein coding gene Chr5:71193842-71239484 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180022874
 protein coding gene Chr5:70855211-70900906 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175004165
 protein coding gene Chr5:72899215-72944799 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215000415
 protein coding gene Chr5:71669826-71715465 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0027311
 protein coding gene Chr5:68864705-68909947 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005028468
 protein coding gene Chr5:70645001-70690184 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210000462
 protein coding gene Chr5:71837208-71882792 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185016423
 protein coding gene Chr5:73667168-73712748 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205018631
 protein coding gene Chr5:70603678-70649334 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000003689
 protein coding gene Chr5:78147885-78192984 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230019227
 protein coding gene Chr5:78357940-78403552 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190007643
 protein coding gene Chr5:70787488-70833116 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225033507
 protein coding gene Chr5:83404534-83450164 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010007509
 protein coding gene Chr5:70733942-70779161 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010009774
 protein coding gene Chr5:72721527-72765365 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005017579
 protein coding gene Chr5:73617068-73662699 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KDR, kinase insert domain receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KDR, kinase insert domain receptor
  • Synonyms
    CD309, FLK1, VEGFR, VEGFR2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3791
    UniProt: P35968

  • Chr Location
    4q12; chr4:55078476-55125595 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    15 with human KDR associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    59 phenotypes from 13 alleles in 16 genetic backgrounds
    48 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    11 images
    268 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 mice die at early embryonic stages due to failure of blood vessel formation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    223
  • GO References
    45
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
    2519
  • Tissues
    768
  • cDNA Data
    115
  • Literature Summary
    653
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000062960 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 45632 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000113516 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 5924 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000109144 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1345 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      3 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000002112 vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
      (term hierarchy)
    • EC
      2.7.10.1
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR003599 Immunoglobulin domain subtype
      IPR013098 Immunoglobulin I-set
      IPR007110 Immunoglobulin-like domain
      IPR036179 Immunoglobulin-like domain superfamily
      IPR013783 Immunoglobulin-like fold
      IPR003598 Immunoglobulin subtype 2
      IPR042495 Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-like protein
      IPR017441 Protein kinase, ATP binding site
      IPR000719 Protein kinase domain
      IPR011009 Protein kinase-like domain superfamily
      IPR050122 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
      IPR001245 Serine-threonine/tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain
      IPR008266 Tyrosine-protein kinase, active site
      IPR020635 Tyrosine-protein kinase, catalytic domain
      IPR001824 Tyrosine-protein kinase, receptor class III, conserved site
      IPR009136 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)
      IPR055229 VEGFR1-3, fifth immunoglobulin-like domain
      IPR055238 VEGFR1-3-like, N-terminal Ig-like domain
      IPR041348 VEGFR-2, transmembrane domain
    • GlyGen
      P35918 17 sites, 14 N-linked glycans (11 sites)
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 213
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 125
      Primer pair 42
      Other 38
      Antibodies 39

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11605, MGD-MRK-11606, MGD-MRK-9826, MGD-MRK-9828, MGI:5004964, MGI:95555
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 1145
      Developmental Gene Expression 653
      Gene Ontology 45
      Phenotypes 268
    • Earliest
      J:109968 Roderick TH, et al., Nineteen paracentric chromosomal inversions in mice. Genetics. 1974 Jan;76(1):109-17
    • Latest
      J:390609 Baldwin HS, et al., Endocardial TIE2 orchestrates cardiac trabeculation via sequestering FOXO1 within the cytoplasm and stimulating versican cleavage. Development. 2026 Jul 15;153(14):dev205674
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    09/01/2026
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