| Primary Identifier | MGI:1340044 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 16975 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Enables several functions, including amyloid-beta binding activity; apolipoprotein binding activity; and reelin receptor activity. Involved in several processes, including nervous system development; reelin-mediated signaling pathway; and regulation of dendrite development. Acts upstream of or within hippocampus development and layer formation in cerebral cortex. Located in cell surface and extracellular space. Is active in Schaffer collateral - CA1 synapse; glutamatergic synapse; and postsynaptic density membrane. Is expressed in nervous system and retina layer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; coronary artery disease; dementia; myocardial infarction; and schizophrenia. Orthologous to human LRP8 (LDL receptor related protein 8). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit impaired granule cell migration, radial glial scaffold formation, contextual fear conditioning, and long-term potentiation. Mutant males have abnormal sperm and are sterile. [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
