Primary Identifier | MGI:88540 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 12990 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to be involved in response to dehydroepiandrosterone; response to estradiol; and response to steroid hormone. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in embryo and mammary gland. Orthologous to human CSN1S1 (casein alpha s1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null mutation display reduced milk prodution and abnormal milk composition with reduced protein, calcium and phosphate concentrations. [provided by MGI curators] |