Primary Identifier | MGI:2685953 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 234421 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity and magnesium ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in calcium ion homeostasis. Is expressed in skeletal muscle. Orthologous to human CIB3 (calcium and integrin binding family member 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele display impaired balance with age and vestibular hair cell loss with age. [provided by MGI curators] |