Primary Identifier | MGI:104336 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 12958 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables identical protein binding activity. Acts upstream of or within lens development in camera-type eye. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; eye; gut gland; and pancreas primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cataract 42. Orthologous to human CRYBA2 (crystallin beta A2). PHENOTYPE: Mice heterozygous or homozygous for an ENU-induced allele exhibit small lens and cataracts. [provided by MGI curators] |