Primary Identifier | MGI:1097689 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 13349 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable C-C chemokine binding activity. Acts upstream of or within inflammatory response and regulation of chemokine production. Predicted to be located in early endosome; membrane; and recycling endosome. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; lung; nervous system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Plasmodium vivax malaria and malaria. Orthologous to human ACKR1 (atypical chemokine receptor 1 (Duffy blood group)). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mutants are healthy, but erythrocytes lack CXC and CC chemokine-binding activity, such that when challenged with LPS result in increased inflammatory infiltrates in lung and liver. [provided by MGI curators] |