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Lyn Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lyn
  • Name
    Lyn proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase
  • Synonyms
    Hck-2, Yamaguchi sarcoma viral (v-yes-1) oncogene homolog
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96892
    NCBI Gene: 17096
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    29 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:3676865-3791613 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 2.05 cM
  • Mapping Data
    9 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    2695 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    13
  • RFLP
    3
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96892
 protein coding gene Chr4:3676865-3813122 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200000803
 protein coding gene Chr4:294199-416777 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195002672
 protein coding gene Chr4:712288-834641 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220001217
 protein coding gene Chr4:543128-656621 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180004436
 protein coding gene Chr4:287868-410437 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175016787
 protein coding gene Chr4:817572-940143 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215004509
 protein coding gene Chr4:402511-516025 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210002014
 protein coding gene Chr4:558186-680734 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185002328
 protein coding gene Chr4:679491-802060 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205003232
 protein coding gene Chr4:315968-429471 (+)
JF1/MsJ no annotation
LP/J ENSMUSG00230008327
 protein coding gene Chr4:3844653-3967216 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190013520
 protein coding gene Chr4:386918-500410 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225000601
 protein coding gene Chr4:7829261-7951599 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LYN, LYN proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LYN, LYN proto-oncogene, Src family tyrosine kinase
  • Synonyms
    JTK8, p53Lyn, p56Lyn, SAIDV
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 4067
    UniProt: P07948

  • Chr Location
    8q12.1; chr8:55879825-56014169 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Lyn mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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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
    111 phenotypes from 14 alleles in 18 genetic backgrounds
    45 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    3 images
    234 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.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit splenomegaly, reduced numbers of peripheral B cells, impaired immune responses, IgM hyperglobulinemia, autoimmunity with glomerulonephritis, and monocyte/macrophage tumors.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    163
  • GO References
    46
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
    693
  • Tissues
    86
  • cDNA Data
    94
  • Literature Summary
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 17096 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 114749 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001111096 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3454 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P25911 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 512 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 111
      Genomic 12
      cDNA 96
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1
      Antibodies 2

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10668, MGD-MRK-12071, MGI:2140121
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 373
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 46
      Phenotypes 234
    • Earliest
      J:8639 Yamanashi Y, et al., The yes-related cellular gene lyn encodes a possible tyrosine kinase similar to p56lck. Mol Cell Biol. 1987 Jan;7(1):237-43
    • Latest
      J:385508 Islam R, et al., Microglial Lyn Kinase-TRPV4 axis mediates social deficits in a maternal immune activation model. J Neuroinflammation. 2026 Feb 19;23(1)
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