Primary Identifier | MGI:1916791 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 69541 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable lysozyme activity. Predicted to be involved in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium. Predicted to be active in extracellular region. Orthologous to human LYG1 (lysozyme g1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous knockout mice exhibit accelerated tumor growth, reduced numbers of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and decreased production of interferon gamma by T cells. [provided by MGI curators] |