Primary Identifier | MGI:2153525 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 140474 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable ErbB-2 class receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Used to study Coronavirus infectious disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in pancreatic cancer. Orthologous to human MUC4 (mucin 4, cell surface associated). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit resistance to DSS-treated colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer. [provided by MGI curators] |