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Gene: Morc2 (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2) Rattus norvegicus
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Symbol: Morc2
Name: MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2
RGD ID: 1310842
Description: Predicted to enable several functions, including ATP binding activity; ATP hydrolysis activity; and metal ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA damage response and transposable element silencing by heterochromatin formation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm; heterochromatin; and nuclear matrix. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2Z. Orthologous to human MORC2 (MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2); INTERACTS WITH 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine; acrylamide; all-trans-retinoic acid.
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: VALIDATED
Previously known as: ATPase MORC2; LOC289736; microrchidia 2A; MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 2; Morc2a; Zcwcc1; zinc finger, CW-type with coiled-coil domain 1
RGD Orthologs
Human
Mouse
Chinchilla
Bonobo
Dog
Squirrel
Pig
Green Monkey
Naked Mole-Rat
Black Rat
Alliance Orthologs
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Latest Assembly: GRCr8 - GRCr8 Assembly
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCr81482,752,444 - 82,794,980 (+)NCBIGRCr8GRCr8GRCr8
GRCr8 Ensembl1482,752,018 - 82,794,979 (+)EnsemblGRCr8
mRatBN7.21478,529,603 - 78,571,375 (+)NCBImRatBN7.2mRatBN7.2
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl1478,527,009 - 78,571,343 (+)EnsemblmRatBN7.2
UTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx1482,979,369 - 83,012,468 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHR_UtxUTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx
UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.01484,219,459 - 84,252,558 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0
UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.01480,665,250 - 80,698,349 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0
Rnor_6.01483,889,138 - 83,930,263 (+)NCBIRnor_6.0Rnor_6.0rn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl1483,889,089 - 83,930,522 (+)Ensemblrn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_5.01484,574,236 - 84,615,162 (+)NCBIRnor_5.0Rnor_5.0rn5
RGSC_v3.41484,303,606 - 84,336,702 (+)NCBIRGSC_v3.4RGSC_v3.4rn4
Celera1477,450,490 - 77,483,586 (+)NCBICelera
RGSC_v3.11484,313,435 - 84,355,799 (+)NCBI
Cytogenetic Map14q21NCBI
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Gene Ontology Annotations     Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process

Cellular Component
cytoplasm  (ISO)
cytosol  (ISO)
heterochromatin  (ISO)
nuclear matrix  (ISO)
nucleoplasm  (ISO)
nucleus  (IBA,IEA,ISO)

References

References - curated
# Reference Title Reference Citation
1. Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Gaudet P, etal., Brief Bioinform. 2011 Sep;12(5):449-62. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbr042. Epub 2011 Aug 27.
2. OMIM Disease Annotation Pipeline OMIM Disease Annotation Pipeline
3. GOA pipeline RGD automated data pipeline
4. ClinVar Automated Import and Annotation Pipeline RGD automated import pipeline for ClinVar variants, variant-to-disease annotations and gene-to-disease annotations
5. Data Import for Chemical-Gene Interactions RGD automated import pipeline for gene-chemical interactions
Additional References at PubMed
PMID:23260667   PMID:28581500   PMID:29211708   PMID:29440755   PMID:29728365  


Genomics

Comparative Map Data
Morc2
(Rattus norvegicus - Norway rat)
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCr81482,752,444 - 82,794,980 (+)NCBIGRCr8GRCr8GRCr8
GRCr8 Ensembl1482,752,018 - 82,794,979 (+)EnsemblGRCr8
mRatBN7.21478,529,603 - 78,571,375 (+)NCBImRatBN7.2mRatBN7.2
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl1478,527,009 - 78,571,343 (+)EnsemblmRatBN7.2
UTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx1482,979,369 - 83,012,468 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHR_UtxUTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx
UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.01484,219,459 - 84,252,558 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0
UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.01480,665,250 - 80,698,349 (+)NCBIUTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0
Rnor_6.01483,889,138 - 83,930,263 (+)NCBIRnor_6.0Rnor_6.0rn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl1483,889,089 - 83,930,522 (+)Ensemblrn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_5.01484,574,236 - 84,615,162 (+)NCBIRnor_5.0Rnor_5.0rn5
RGSC_v3.41484,303,606 - 84,336,702 (+)NCBIRGSC_v3.4RGSC_v3.4rn4
Celera1477,450,490 - 77,483,586 (+)NCBICelera
RGSC_v3.11484,313,435 - 84,355,799 (+)NCBI
Cytogenetic Map14q21NCBI
MORC2
(Homo sapiens - human)
Human AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCh382230,925,130 - 30,968,774 (-)NCBIGRCh38GRCh38hg38GRCh38
GRCh38.p14 Ensembl2230,925,130 - 30,969,082 (-)Ensemblhg38GRCh38
GRCh372231,321,117 - 31,364,760 (-)NCBIGRCh37GRCh37hg19GRCh37
Build 362229,652,600 - 29,694,187 (-)NCBIBuild 36Build 36hg18NCBI36
Build 342229,647,153 - 29,688,741NCBI
Celera2215,122,742 - 15,164,330 (-)NCBICelera
Cytogenetic Map22q12.2NCBI
HuRef2214,285,133 - 14,326,407 (-)NCBIHuRef
CHM1_12231,282,433 - 31,324,011 (-)NCBICHM1_1
T2T-CHM13v2.02231,388,696 - 31,432,332 (-)NCBIT2T-CHM13v2.0
Morc2a
(Mus musculus - house mouse)
Mouse AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCm39113,599,132 - 3,640,477 (+)NCBIGRCm39GRCm39mm39
GRCm39 Ensembl113,599,191 - 3,640,477 (+)EnsemblGRCm39 EnsemblGRCm39
GRCm38113,649,189 - 3,690,477 (+)NCBIGRCm38GRCm38mm10GRCm38
GRCm38.p6 Ensembl113,649,191 - 3,690,477 (+)Ensemblmm10GRCm38
MGSCv37113,549,497 - 3,590,375 (+)NCBIMGSCv37MGSCv37mm9NCBIm37
MGSCv36113,558,703 - 3,590,375 (+)NCBIMGSCv36mm8
Celera114,140,624 - 4,181,559 (+)NCBICelera
Cytogenetic Map11A1NCBI
cM Map112.56NCBI
Morc2
(Chinchilla lanigera - long-tailed chinchilla)
Chinchilla AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
ChiLan1.0 EnsemblNW_0049554555,124,737 - 5,164,495 (-)Ensembl
ChiLan1.0NW_0049554555,124,737 - 5,164,495 (-)NCBIChiLan1.0ChiLan1.0
MORC2
(Pan paniscus - bonobo/pygmy chimpanzee)
Bonobo AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
NHGRI_mPanPan1-v22340,866,775 - 40,927,594 (-)NCBINHGRI_mPanPan1-v2
NHGRI_mPanPan12243,542,482 - 43,625,953 (-)NCBINHGRI_mPanPan1
Mhudiblu_PPA_v02211,912,043 - 11,995,497 (-)NCBIMhudiblu_PPA_v0Mhudiblu_PPA_v0panPan3
PanPan1.12229,751,768 - 29,795,632 (-)NCBIPanPan1.1PanPan1.1panPan2
PanPan1.1 Ensembl2229,753,241 - 29,795,632 (-)EnsemblpanPan2panpan1.1
MORC2
(Canis lupus familiaris - dog)
Dog AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
CanFam3.12623,951,704 - 23,993,620 (-)NCBICanFam3.1CanFam3.1canFam3CanFam3.1
CanFam3.1 Ensembl2623,953,130 - 23,992,431 (-)EnsemblcanFam3CanFam3.1
Dog10K_Boxer_Tasha2623,822,612 - 23,864,487 (-)NCBIDog10K_Boxer_TashaDog10K_Boxer_Tasha
ROS_Cfam_1.02624,334,724 - 24,376,359 (-)NCBIROS_Cfam_1.0ROS_Cfam_1.0
ROS_Cfam_1.0 Ensembl2624,334,732 - 24,376,451 (-)EnsemblROS_Cfam_1.0 Ensembl
UMICH_Zoey_3.12624,037,763 - 24,079,863 (-)NCBIUMICH_Zoey_3.1
UNSW_CanFamBas_1.02624,299,937 - 24,341,812 (-)NCBIUNSW_CanFamBas_1.0
UU_Cfam_GSD_1.02624,361,090 - 24,402,720 (-)NCBIUU_Cfam_GSD_1.0UU_Cfam_GSD_1.0
Morc2
(Ictidomys tridecemlineatus - thirteen-lined ground squirrel)
Squirrel AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
HiC_Itri_2NW_024405118116,875,801 - 116,913,536 (-)NCBIHiC_Itri_2
SpeTri2.0 EnsemblNW_004936755130,983 - 171,492 (-)EnsemblSpeTri2.0 Ensembl
SpeTri2.0NW_004936755133,315 - 171,507 (-)NCBISpeTri2.0SpeTri2.0SpeTri2.0
MORC2
(Sus scrofa - pig)
Pig AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
Sscrofa11.1 Ensembl1447,755,267 - 47,799,628 (-)EnsemblsusScr11Sscrofa11.1
Sscrofa11.11447,755,264 - 47,800,432 (-)NCBISscrofa11.1Sscrofa11.1susScr11Sscrofa11.1
Sscrofa10.21450,866,492 - 50,911,012 (-)NCBISscrofa10.2Sscrofa10.2susScr3
MORC2
(Chlorocebus sabaeus - green monkey)
Green Monkey AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
ChlSab1.11913,817,597 - 13,859,986 (-)NCBIChlSab1.1ChlSab1.1chlSab2
ChlSab1.1 Ensembl1913,815,467 - 13,858,633 (-)EnsemblChlSab1.1 EnsemblchlSab2Vervet-AGM
Vero_WHO_p1.0NW_023666045112,260,712 - 112,304,739 (+)NCBIVero_WHO_p1.0Vero_WHO_p1.0
Morc2
(Heterocephalus glaber - naked mole-rat)
Naked Mole-Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
HetGla_female_1.0 EnsemblNW_0046247477,384,270 - 7,426,285 (-)EnsemblHetGla_female_1.0 EnsemblhetGla2HetGla_female_1.0 Ensembl
HetGla 1.0NW_0046247477,386,052 - 7,426,257 (-)NCBIHetGla 1.0HetGla 1.0hetGla2
Morc2
(Rattus rattus - black rat)
Black Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
Rrattus_CSIRO_v11172,646,230 - 72,688,922 (+)NCBIRrattus_CSIRO_v1

Variants

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Variants in Morc2
309 total Variants
miRNA Target Status (No longer updated)

Predicted Target Of
Summary Value
Count of predictions:224
Count of miRNA genes:138
Interacting mature miRNAs:188
Transcripts:ENSRNOT00000026569
Prediction methods:Miranda, Rnahybrid, Targetscan
Result types:miRGate_prediction

The detailed report is available here: Full Report CSV TAB Printer

miRNA Target Status data imported from miRGate (http://mirgate.bioinfo.cnio.es/).
For more information about miRGate, see PMID:25858286 or access the full paper here.


QTLs in Region (GRCr8)
The following QTLs overlap with this region.    Full Report CSV TAB Printer Gviewer
RGD IDSymbolNameLODP ValueTraitSub TraitChrStartStopSpecies
2313089Bss81Bone structure and strength QTL 813.40.0001body length (VT:0001256)body length, nose to rump (CMO:0000079)143802371083023710Rat
1582236Gluco22Glucose level QTL 223.30.0164blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level (CMO:0000046)147764007196755654Rat
9590294Uminl4Urine mineral level QTL 45.660.001urine mineral amount (VT:0015086)urine electrolyte level (CMO:0000593)1459848686104848686Rat
2300197Scl59Serum cholesterol level QTL 59blood cholesterol amount (VT:0000180)serum total cholesterol level (CMO:0000363)1477914838104348525Rat
70214Niddm28Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus QTL 284.06blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level area under curve (AUC) (CMO:0000350)143900944484009444Rat
70153Bp59Blood pressure QTL 593.2arterial blood pressure trait (VT:2000000)systolic blood pressure (CMO:0000004)147297021087582095Rat
70187Pancm5Pancreatic morphology QTL 516.7pancreas mass (VT:0010144)pancreas weight to body weight ratio (CMO:0000630)143067446985041098Rat
631523Pia13Pristane induced arthritis QTL 133.3joint integrity trait (VT:0010548)joint inflammation composite score (CMO:0000919)1433424686102238540Rat
1582259Gluco23Glucose level QTL 233.10.0008blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level area under curve (AUC) (CMO:0000350)1474255551109089856Rat
1582197Gluco27Glucose level QTL 273.40.0006blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level area under curve (AUC) (CMO:0000350)147764007196755654Rat
2313100Bss82Bone structure and strength QTL 8230.0001tibia size trait (VT:0100001)tibia midshaft cross-sectional area (CMO:0001717)143802371083023710Rat
634328Hc5Hypercalciuria QTL 52.3urine calcium amount (VT:0002985)urine calcium excretion rate (CMO:0000763)1462398852107398852Rat
1582250Gluco26Glucose level QTL 263.30.0009blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level (CMO:0000046)1477640071100078267Rat
2317879Alcrsp27Alcohol response QTL 273.30.63response to alcohol trait (VT:0010489)duration of loss of righting reflex (CMO:0002289)1460854936105854936Rat
1641900Alcrsp11Alcohol response QTL 11alcohol metabolism trait (VT:0015089)blood ethanol level (CMO:0000535)1474255551109089856Rat
631839Niddm37Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus QTL 373.37blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level (CMO:0000046)1411334716100078267Rat
1582255Gluco29Glucose level QTL 293.10.0025blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)absolute change in blood glucose level area under curve (CMO:0002034)147764007196755654Rat
9589034Epfw11Epididymal fat weight QTL 1160.001epididymal fat pad mass (VT:0010421)epididymal fat pad weight to body weight ratio (CMO:0000658)1459848686104848686Rat
1582209Gluco20Glucose level QTL 203.80.0005blood glucose amount (VT:0000188)blood glucose level (CMO:0000046)147764007196755654Rat
1300136Rf22Renal function QTL 223.9renal blood flow trait (VT:2000006)absolute change in renal vascular resistance (CMO:0001900)144261625899224555Rat
2313048Bss84Bone structure and strength QTL 843.10.0001tibia strength trait (VT:1000284)tibia total energy absorbed before break (CMO:0001736)143802371083023710Rat
1549834Scl45Serum cholesterol level QTL 455.8blood cholesterol amount (VT:0000180)serum total cholesterol level (CMO:0000363)146592028399224555Rat
738037Hcas6Hepatocarcinoma susceptibility QTL 62.93liver integrity trait (VT:0010547)liver nonremodeling tumorous lesion volume to total liver volume ratio (CMO:0001464)143941117087582095Rat
2313084Bss83Bone structure and strength QTL 832.90.0001tibia size trait (VT:0100001)tibia midshaft endosteal cross-sectional area (CMO:0001716)143802371083023710Rat

Markers in Region
RH141516  
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceJBrowse
mRatBN7.21478,571,607 - 78,571,808 (+)MAPPERmRatBN7.2
Rnor_6.01483,930,496 - 83,930,696NCBIRnor6.0
Rnor_5.01484,615,389 - 84,615,589UniSTSRnor5.0
RGSC_v3.41484,336,984 - 84,337,184UniSTSRGSC3.4
Celera1477,483,868 - 77,484,068UniSTS
Cytogenetic Map14q21UniSTS


Expression

RNA-SEQ Expression

alimentary part of gastrointestinal system
appendage
circulatory system
ectoderm
endocrine system
endoderm
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
hepatobiliary system
integumental system
mesenchyme
mesoderm
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
renal system
reproductive system
respiratory system
sensory system
visual system
16 12 67 163 91 90 59 92 59 6 356 192 11 142 81 92 31 17 17

Sequence


Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000026569   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000026569
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl1482,752,018 - 82,794,979 (+)Ensembl
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl1478,529,195 - 78,571,343 (+)Ensembl
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl1483,897,117 - 83,930,214 (+)Ensembl
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000078980   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000069862
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl1482,752,018 - 82,794,979 (+)Ensembl
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl1478,527,009 - 78,571,326 (+)Ensembl
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl1483,889,089 - 83,930,522 (+)Ensembl
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000124825   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000106900
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl1482,752,018 - 82,794,979 (+)Ensembl
RefSeq Acc Id: NM_001415108   ⟹   NP_001402037
RefSeq Status: VALIDATED
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr81482,753,210 - 82,794,980 (+)NCBI
mRatBN7.21478,529,603 - 78,571,375 (+)NCBI
RefSeq Acc Id: XR_005492921
Type: NON-CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr81482,752,444 - 82,794,980 (+)NCBI
mRatBN7.21478,529,603 - 78,571,375 (+)NCBI
Protein Sequences
Protein RefSeqs NP_001402037 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
GenBank Protein EDM00192 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
Ensembl Protein ENSRNOP00000026569.7
  ENSRNOP00000069862
  ENSRNOP00000069862.3
  ENSRNOP00000106900.1
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000026569   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000026569
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000069862   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000078980
RefSeq Acc Id: NP_001402037   ⟸   NM_001415108
- UniProtKB: D4A2C4 (UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000106900   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000124825
Protein Domains
CW-type

Protein Structures
Name Modeler Protein Id AA Range Protein Structure
AF-A0A0G2JWF7-F1-model_v2 AlphaFold A0A0G2JWF7 1-1031 view protein structure

Transcriptome

eQTL   View at Phenogen
WGCNA   View at Phenogen
Tissue/Strain Expression   View at Phenogen


Additional Information

Database Acc Id Source(s)
AGR Gene RGD:1310842 AgrOrtholog
BioCyc Gene G2FUF-15216 BioCyc
Ensembl Genes ENSRNOG00000019624 Ensembl, ENTREZGENE, UniProtKB/TrEMBL
Ensembl Transcript ENSRNOT00000026569.8 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  ENSRNOT00000078980 ENTREZGENE
  ENSRNOT00000078980.3 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  ENSRNOT00000124825.1 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
Gene3D-CATH 3.30.40.100 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
InterPro Chromo_MORC2_6th UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  HATPase_C_sf UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  Morc_S5 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  Znf_CW UniProtKB/TrEMBL
NCBI Gene 289736 ENTREZGENE
PANTHER ATPASE MORC2 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  ZINC FINGER CW-TYPE COILED-COIL DOMAIN PROTEIN 1 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
Pfam Chromo_MORC2_6th UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  HATPase_c_3 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  Morc6_S5 UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  zf-CW UniProtKB/TrEMBL
PhenoGen Morc2 PhenoGen
PROSITE ZF_CW UniProtKB/TrEMBL
RatGTEx ENSRNOG00000019624 RatGTEx
Superfamily-SCOP ATP_bd_ATPase UniProtKB/TrEMBL
UniProt A0A0G2JWF7_RAT UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  A0ABK0LPL6_RAT UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  D4A2C4 ENTREZGENE, UniProtKB/TrEMBL


Nomenclature History
Date Current Symbol Current Name Previous Symbol Previous Name Description Reference Status
2008-09-25 Morc2  MORC family CW-type zinc finger 2  Morc2a  microrchidia 2A  Nomenclature updated to reflect human and mouse nomenclature 1299863 APPROVED
2008-03-04 Morc2a  microrchidia 2A  Zcwcc1_predicted  zinc finger, CW-type with coiled-coil domain 1 (predicted)  Nomenclature updated to reflect human and mouse nomenclature 1299863 APPROVED
2005-01-12 Zcwcc1_predicted  zinc finger, CW-type with coiled-coil domain 1 (predicted)      Symbol and Name status set to approved 70820 APPROVED