Primary Identifier | MGI:1355317 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 50930 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity involved in apoptotic process; identical protein binding activity; and signaling receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including T cell costimulation; positive regulation of T cell chemotaxis; and positive regulation of myoblast fusion. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human TNFSF14 (TNF superfamily member 14). PHENOTYPE: Targeted disruption of this gene leads to selective impairment of CD8+ T cell function. Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit defects in CD8+ T cell-mediated allogenic responses. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele show increased resistance to experimentally-induced hepatitis. [provided by MGI curators] |