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Tal2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Tal2
  • Name
    T cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 2
  • Synonyms
    bHLHa19
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99540
    NCBI Gene: 21350
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:53779705-53788712 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 28.75 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    382 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_99540
 protein coding gene Chr4:53779701-53788712 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200002789
 protein coding gene Chr4:49851307-49860312 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195005410
 protein coding gene Chr4:50253036-50262035 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220002409
 protein coding gene Chr4:50018894-50027901 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180028772
 protein coding gene Chr4:49847710-49856711 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175020670
 protein coding gene Chr4:49998784-50007780 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215020204
 protein coding gene Chr4:49833104-49842112 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026031
 protein coding gene Chr4:47370683-47379222 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005035833
 protein coding gene Chr4:50085724-50094539 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210018795
 protein coding gene Chr4:49738762-49747769 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185031695
 protein coding gene Chr4:50080820-50089818 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205019746
 protein coding gene Chr4:49359307-49368317 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000027245
 protein coding gene Chr4:50264870-50273770 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230004082
 protein coding gene Chr4:53649639-53658646 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190024193
 protein coding gene Chr4:49930114-49939121 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225002465
 protein coding gene Chr4:58245835-58254843 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010012660
 protein coding gene Chr4:49189792-49198549 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010008870
 protein coding gene Chr4:50385572-50394157 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005004101
 protein coding gene Chr4:49708029-49717025 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    TAL2, TAL bHLH transcription factor 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    TAL2, TAL bHLH transcription factor 2
  • Synonyms
    TAL-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 6887
    UniProt: Q16559

  • Chr Location
    9q31.2; chr9:105662457-105663124 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    2 with human TAL2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    8 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 mutation of this gene results in growth retardation and lethality before reaching reproductive age. Mice exhibit brain abnormalities including a small superior colliculus and progressive hydrocephalus.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    11
  • 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
    846
  • Tissues
    153
  • cDNA Data
    13
  • Literature Summary
    21
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000028417 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9008 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000030124 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2971 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000030124 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 108 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    • UniProt
      2 Sequences
    • Protein Ontology
      PR:000016044 T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia protein 2
      (term hierarchy)
    • InterPro Domains
      IPR036638 Helix-loop-helix DNA-binding domain superfamily
      IPR040238 Helix-loop-helix protein TAL-like
      IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain
    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 18
      Genomic 2
      cDNA 13
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 6
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-16318
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 54
      Developmental Gene Expression 21
      Gene Ontology 3
      Phenotypes 8
    • Earliest
      J:19155 Xia Y, et al., TAL2, a helix-loop-helix gene activated by the (7;9)(q34;q32) translocation in human T-cell leukemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 Dec 15;88(24):11416-20
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/01/2026
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