Incidental Mutation 'R0118:Azin2'
ID 20915
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Azin2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000028789
Gene Name antizyme inhibitor 2
Synonyms Adc, Odcp, 4933429I20Rik, AZIN2
MMRRC Submission 038404-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.314) question?
Stock # R0118 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated (trace)
Chromosome 4
Chromosomal Location 128824026-128856235 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to C at 128843430 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Histidine to Glutamine at position 85 (H85Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000114086 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000030581] [ENSMUST00000106068] [ENSMUST00000119354] [ENSMUST00000147731]
AlphaFold Q8BVM4
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000030581
AA Change: H180Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.940 (Sensitivity: 0.80; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000030581
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789
AA Change: H180Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Orn_Arg_deC_N 45 283 1.9e-69 PFAM
Pfam:Orn_DAP_Arg_deC 286 407 1.7e-22 PFAM
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000106068
AA Change: H180Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.940 (Sensitivity: 0.80; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000101683
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789
AA Change: H180Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Orn_Arg_deC_N 45 283 6.7e-73 PFAM
Pfam:Orn_DAP_Arg_deC 287 406 1.9e-21 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000119354
AA Change: H85Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.967 (Sensitivity: 0.77; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114086
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789
AA Change: H85Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Orn_Arg_deC_N 1 188 4.2e-54 PFAM
Pfam:Orn_DAP_Arg_deC 191 312 4.3e-23 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128820
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000143912
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000147731
AA Change: H99Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.021 (Sensitivity: 0.95; Specificity: 0.80)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000122240
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789
AA Change: H99Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Orn_Arg_deC_N 2 202 4e-56 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6467 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.8%
  • 3x: 97.2%
  • 10x: 89.3%
  • 20x: 67.4%
Validation Efficiency 98% (50/51)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the antizyme inhibitor family, which plays a role in cell growth and proliferation by maintaining polyamine homeostasis within the cell. Antizyme inhibitors are homologs of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC, the key enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis) that have lost the ability to decarboxylase ornithine; however, retain the ability to bind to antizymes. Antizymes negatively regulate intracellular polyamine levels by binding to ODC and targeting it for degradation, as well as by inhibiting polyamine uptake. Antizyme inhibitors function as positive regulators of polyamine levels by sequestering antizymes and neutralizing their effect. This gene encodes antizyme inhibitor 2, the second member of this gene family. Like antizyme inhibitor 1, antizyme inhibitor 2 interacts with all 3 antizymes and stimulates ODC activity and polyamine uptake. However, unlike antizyme inhibitor 1, which is ubiquitously expressed and localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm, antizyme inhibitor 2 is predominantly expressed in the brain and testis and localized in the endoplasmic reticulum-golgi intermediate compartment. Recent studies indicate that antizyme inhibitor 2 is also expressed in specific cell types in ovaries, adrenal glands and pancreas, and in mast cells. The exact function of this gene is not known, however, available data suggest its role in cell growth, spermiogenesis, vesicular trafficking and secretion. There has been confusion in literature and databases over the nomenclature of this gene, stemming from an earlier report that a human cDNA clone (identical to ODCp/AZIN2) had arginine decarboxylase (ADC) activity (PMID:14738999). Subsequent studies in human and mouse showed that antizyme inhibitor 2 was devoid of arginine decarboxylase activity (PMID:19956990). Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a gene trap allele exhibit decreased circulating insulin levels. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 49 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adamts15 T C 9: 30,823,040 (GRCm39) R343G probably damaging Het
Asxl2 T G 12: 3,546,923 (GRCm39) V569G probably damaging Het
Cacna1a C T 8: 85,262,712 (GRCm39) R324C probably damaging Het
Ccr3 C A 9: 123,829,647 (GRCm39) Y327* probably null Het
Cers2 T C 3: 95,227,537 (GRCm39) F55S probably benign Het
Cic C T 7: 24,985,459 (GRCm39) S301L probably damaging Het
Cntnap2 T C 6: 45,037,326 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cpn2 T C 16: 30,079,186 (GRCm39) R172G probably benign Het
Ctdnep1 T C 11: 69,879,557 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dennd3 T A 15: 73,436,925 (GRCm39) Y1051N probably damaging Het
Dmap1 T G 4: 117,533,680 (GRCm39) Y196S probably damaging Het
Entpd7 G A 19: 43,692,751 (GRCm39) W102* probably null Het
Frem2 A T 3: 53,442,664 (GRCm39) C2624* probably null Het
Gdpd3 A G 7: 126,370,165 (GRCm39) Y238C probably damaging Het
Gjb3 A G 4: 127,220,451 (GRCm39) V27A probably damaging Het
Kat6b T C 14: 21,720,042 (GRCm39) F1465L probably damaging Het
Klra17 A T 6: 129,808,552 (GRCm39) M227K probably benign Het
Map6 A G 7: 98,966,824 (GRCm39) D348G possibly damaging Het
Mapkbp1 T C 2: 119,855,696 (GRCm39) S1472P probably benign Het
Megf6 C A 4: 154,339,098 (GRCm39) P545Q probably damaging Het
Mertk C T 2: 128,601,086 (GRCm39) R357W probably damaging Het
Mesd T A 7: 83,544,835 (GRCm39) I104N probably damaging Het
Mrm3 T A 11: 76,140,781 (GRCm39) V263E possibly damaging Het
Ndst4 T A 3: 125,405,210 (GRCm39) Y488* probably null Het
Nfat5 C T 8: 108,065,707 (GRCm39) R156W probably damaging Het
Nfs1 T C 2: 155,976,444 (GRCm39) H150R probably damaging Het
Odad3 A T 9: 21,906,353 (GRCm39) N224K probably benign Het
Or1n1b A G 2: 36,780,035 (GRCm39) M275T probably benign Het
Or8b56 T C 9: 38,739,154 (GRCm39) S50P possibly damaging Het
Or8g19 T A 9: 39,055,399 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Or9q1 A G 19: 13,804,929 (GRCm39) F277S possibly damaging Het
Pcdh8 T C 14: 80,004,848 (GRCm39) Y1059C probably damaging Het
Pik3r5 T A 11: 68,381,306 (GRCm39) L164Q probably damaging Het
Polr3g T C 13: 81,824,240 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ppm1e T A 11: 87,122,564 (GRCm39) K464N probably benign Het
Rims1 T C 1: 22,416,631 (GRCm39) T1037A probably damaging Het
Rpgrip1l A T 8: 91,996,750 (GRCm39) I108N probably damaging Het
Sfi1 CCTCTC CCTCTCTC 11: 3,127,419 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spem1 T C 11: 69,712,371 (GRCm39) K98E possibly damaging Het
St7l T C 3: 104,796,619 (GRCm39) V237A probably damaging Het
Tbc1d16 T C 11: 119,048,642 (GRCm39) H337R probably damaging Het
Tbc1d32 T A 10: 55,893,701 (GRCm39) I1291F probably benign Het
Tnfaip6 G T 2: 51,933,827 (GRCm39) E61* probably null Het
Trib2 A T 12: 15,843,929 (GRCm39) W102R probably damaging Het
Uimc1 G T 13: 55,233,457 (GRCm39) N66K probably damaging Het
Vmn1r63 T A 7: 5,805,838 (GRCm39) T265S probably benign Het
Vps35 G A 8: 86,021,582 (GRCm39) T3I probably benign Het
Yeats2 T A 16: 19,975,692 (GRCm39) L63* probably null Het
Zfp282 A G 6: 47,869,866 (GRCm39) R304G probably benign Het
Other mutations in Azin2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00932:Azin2 APN 4 128,844,459 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02040:Azin2 APN 4 128,844,451 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL03349:Azin2 APN 4 128,839,907 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R1215:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,843,489 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R1940:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,844,577 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R2939:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,828,397 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R4899:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,828,446 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R5836:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,842,670 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6511:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,828,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9059:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,828,440 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9209:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,841,341 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9266:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,856,230 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R9595:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,853,617 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
T0722:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,839,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
T0975:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,839,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Z1176:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,828,452 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AAGGACACTCTCTGGTGGCAAAAC -3'
(R):5'- GTGATCTAGAAAGGCTGTGCGCTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ATTCCTGGGAGAAAGGGTAGTG -3'
(R):5'- TCAGTGGCCTCTCAGCTAAG -3'
Posted On 2013-04-11