Incidental Mutation 'R9266:Azin2'
ID 702535
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Azin2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000028789
Gene Name antizyme inhibitor 2
Synonyms Adc, Odcp, 4933429I20Rik, AZIN2
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.300) question?
Stock # R9266 (G1)
Quality Score 131.008
Status Not validated
Chromosome 4
Chromosomal Location 128824026-128856235 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation unclassified
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 128856230 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000122240 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000030581] [ENSMUST00000106068] [ENSMUST00000119354] [ENSMUST00000147731]
AlphaFold Q8BVM4
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000030581
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000030581
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789

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 probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000106068
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000101683
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000119354
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114086
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789

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 probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000147731
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000122240
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028789

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Orn_Arg_deC_N 2 202 4e-56 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.0%
Validation Efficiency
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: 67 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcf1 C A 17: 36,270,178 (GRCm39) E627* probably null Het
Aoc1l2 A G 6: 48,907,171 (GRCm39) N57S probably benign Het
Arhgap42 A G 9: 9,006,386 (GRCm39) V670A probably benign Het
Arhgef16 C A 4: 154,375,922 (GRCm39) R24L probably benign Het
Atad2 A T 15: 57,985,967 (GRCm39) D251E probably benign Het
Atf2 T C 2: 73,649,271 (GRCm39) S447G probably benign Het
Atp8b1 T C 18: 64,704,108 (GRCm39) M337V probably benign Het
Atp8b1 C T 18: 64,710,528 (GRCm39) D170N possibly damaging Het
Btbd16 C T 7: 130,417,516 (GRCm39) R344C probably damaging Het
Cdh19 A G 1: 110,817,771 (GRCm39) L657P probably damaging Het
Crybg3 A T 16: 59,372,544 (GRCm39) V598E probably damaging Het
Cwc22 A G 2: 77,754,952 (GRCm39) I208T probably benign Het
Cyp4a32 T A 4: 115,468,307 (GRCm39) D292E probably damaging Het
Dnah10 G A 5: 124,845,990 (GRCm39) V1510I probably benign Het
Dpp3 G T 19: 4,964,686 (GRCm39) Y540* probably null Het
Efcab8 G C 2: 153,646,861 (GRCm39) V397L unknown Het
Elf1 A G 14: 79,798,290 (GRCm39) D59G probably benign Het
Epc1 A T 18: 6,449,219 (GRCm39) M476K probably benign Het
Espnl C A 1: 91,272,771 (GRCm39) S710R probably benign Het
Fam171b T C 2: 83,683,926 (GRCm39) W148R probably damaging Het
Fhod1 A G 8: 106,065,531 (GRCm39) L88P unknown Het
Frmd4a A G 2: 4,610,846 (GRCm39) S999G probably damaging Het
Glmp T C 3: 88,233,036 (GRCm39) I58T probably damaging Het
Gm45861 T A 8: 28,074,674 (GRCm39) D1341E unknown Het
Gpr179 A G 11: 97,227,766 (GRCm39) I1463T probably benign Het
Gsdmc2 T C 15: 63,698,088 (GRCm39) E339G probably damaging Het
Insm1 A T 2: 146,064,933 (GRCm39) I250F probably damaging Het
Insm1 G A 2: 146,064,943 (GRCm39) G253D possibly damaging Het
Itih1 A T 14: 30,652,222 (GRCm39) S824T probably damaging Het
Lactb A G 9: 66,878,499 (GRCm39) Y190H possibly damaging Het
Lrba T C 3: 86,198,774 (GRCm39) M197T probably benign Het
Lrrc4c A G 2: 97,459,853 (GRCm39) I160V probably benign Het
Lrrc59 A T 11: 94,532,044 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ltk A T 2: 119,585,121 (GRCm39) M425K possibly damaging Het
Map9 T C 3: 82,278,594 (GRCm39) V198A possibly damaging Het
Mms22l T C 4: 24,578,878 (GRCm39) Y746H probably damaging Het
Ms4a4b A G 19: 11,432,060 (GRCm39) I60M probably benign Het
Mtif2 T C 11: 29,480,065 (GRCm39) W44R probably benign Het
Nadsyn1 A T 7: 143,369,348 (GRCm39) W128R probably damaging Het
Nrcam G A 12: 44,636,917 (GRCm39) A1117T probably damaging Het
Ntng1 G A 3: 110,050,923 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ntng1 A G 3: 110,051,162 (GRCm39) F56L unknown Het
Oas2 A T 5: 120,887,637 (GRCm39) Y68N probably damaging Het
Or4c119 A T 2: 88,986,854 (GRCm39) F222I possibly damaging Het
Or5b101 A C 19: 13,005,648 (GRCm39) L15R probably damaging Het
Or6c6c T C 10: 129,541,547 (GRCm39) S267P probably benign Het
Pals2 T C 6: 50,140,463 (GRCm39) M161T probably benign Het
Paqr8 C T 1: 21,005,863 (GRCm39) T339I probably benign Het
Pcdhga10 A G 18: 37,881,814 (GRCm39) E525G probably benign Het
Psg28 T G 7: 18,161,752 (GRCm39) L250F probably benign Het
S100a13 G T 3: 90,423,170 (GRCm39) D54Y unknown Het
Slc16a4 A T 3: 107,199,788 (GRCm39) T12S probably benign Het
Slc9b1 A G 3: 135,054,468 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slit3 T C 11: 35,598,808 (GRCm39) S1471P probably damaging Het
Smpdl3a T C 10: 57,678,596 (GRCm39) V133A possibly damaging Het
Snap23 C T 2: 120,414,781 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spp2 A G 1: 88,344,975 (GRCm39) M146V probably benign Het
Syf2 C A 4: 134,663,321 (GRCm39) N164K possibly damaging Het
Sync T G 4: 129,187,179 (GRCm39) Y70* probably null Het
Tex56 A G 13: 35,116,569 (GRCm39) K106R possibly damaging Het
Tmigd3 T C 3: 105,824,216 (GRCm39) F62L probably benign Het
Trpa1 C T 1: 14,980,953 (GRCm39) probably null Het
U2surp A T 9: 95,366,468 (GRCm39) I480N probably damaging Het
Usf3 C T 16: 44,040,095 (GRCm39) T1525I probably damaging Het
Vmn2r2 T C 3: 64,024,057 (GRCm39) I841M probably damaging Het
Zfp335 T A 2: 164,738,007 (GRCm39) Q868L probably benign Het
Zscan10 A G 17: 23,828,385 (GRCm39) E309G possibly damaging 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
R0118:Azin2 UTSW 4 128,843,430 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
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
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'- AACTTGTGCAACACCCCGAG -3'
(R):5'- AGTCAGCCAGCTTGCTTAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CAACACCCCGAGGAGGAG -3'
(R):5'- GCTTGCTTAGCTGCGCAG -3'
Posted On 2022-03-25