| Primary Identifier | MGI:97321 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 18049 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Enables transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activator activity. Involved in circadian rhythm; positive regulation of Ras protein signal transduction; and positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cell surface receptor signaling pathway; nervous system development; and positive regulation of cell projection organization. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; limb; nervous system; and sensory organ. Used to study hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 5. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including IgA glomerulonephritis; end stage renal disease; hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 5; interstitial cystitis; and opiate dependence (multiple). Orthologous to human NGF (nerve growth factor). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mutants exhibit elevated pain threshold, loss of neurons in both sensory and sympathetic ganglia, but diminished apoptosis in the retina and spinal cord. Heterozygotes exhibit a substantially reduced number of sympathetic neurons. [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
