Primary Identifier | MGI:95304 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 75705 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.3.0) Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to act upstream of or within translational initiation. Predicted to be located in cytosol; dendrite; and neuronal cell body. Orthologous to human EIF4B (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4B). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele die between E14.5 and E16.5 and are pale, with severe embryonic dysplasia, small size, and smaller liver. [provided by MGI curators] |