Primary Identifier | MGI:1859152 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 53357 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0) Enables calcium-independent phospholipase A2 activity and serine hydrolase activity. Involved in positive regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus. Predicted to be located in several cellular components, including extracellular space; microtubule cytoskeleton; and nuclear speck. Predicted to be active in mitochondrion. Is expressed in 1st branchial arch maxillary component; olfactory placode; otic pit; and trunk somite. Used to study Parkinson's disease 14 and neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 2a. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dystonia 12; neuroaxonal dystrophy; and neurodegenerative disease (multiple). Orthologous to human PLA2G6 (phospholipase A2 group VI). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display impaired male fertility and asthenozoospermia. [provided by MGI curators] |