Primary Identifier | MGI:2442551 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 212442 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable RNA endonuclease activity; single-stranded RNA binding activity; and zinc ion binding activity. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in brain ventricular layer; liver lobe; lung; renal cortex; and submandibular gland primordium. Orthologous to human LACTB2 (lactamase beta 2). PHENOTYPE: Male mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit at 40 days of age preceeded by decreased body size, lethargy, enlarged and pale liver and hepatic steatosis. [provided by MGI curators] |