| Primary Identifier | MGI:98739 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 21827 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to enable heparin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within bone trabecula formation; growth plate cartilage development; and ossification involved in bone maturation. Predicted to be located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; lung; musculoskeletal system; sensory organ; and urinary system. Orthologous to human THBS3 (thrombospondin 3). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice at a young age are heavier and exhibit femurs with increased periosteal and endocortical diameters, greater moments of inertia and increased bending strength and failure loads, with these defects no longer detected in older mice. Femoral heads show accelerated bone ossification. [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
