Primary Identifier | MGI:109321 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 10 | NCBI Gene Number | 16775 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.3.0) Predicted to enable signaling receptor binding activity. Predicted to be an extracellular matrix structural constituent. Involved in negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis. Acts upstream of or within blood vessel development and brown fat cell differentiation. Located in basement membrane. Is active in neuromuscular junction and synaptic cleft. Is expressed in several structures, including adipose tissue; alimentary system; genitourinary system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in dilated cardiomyopathy 1JJ. Orthologous to human LAMA4 (laminin subunit alpha 4). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit impaired motor control of the hind limbs associated with improperly positioned synaptic active zones and junctional folds, and prenatal and neonatal hemorrhages associated with capillary defects. [provided by MGI curators] |