| Primary Identifier | MGI:1298378 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 13360 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0) Enables 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including blood vessel development; lung epithelial cell differentiation; and sterol biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear outer membrane. Is expressed in adrenal gland; genitourinary system; and neural retina. Used to study Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Behcet's disease and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Orthologous to human DHCR7 (7-dehydrocholesterol reductase). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene die within one day of birth due to respiratory and suckling problems. They exhibit abnormal cholesterol homeostasis with reduced tissue cholesterol levels and total sterol levels, enlarged bladders and sometimes cleft palate. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
