Primary Identifier | MGI:1340899 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 12654 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable chitin binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process and positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; limb; liver; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma and schizophrenia. Orthologous to human CHI3L1 (chitinase 3 like 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice show impaired OVA-induced Th2 responses with reduced splenocyte proliferation, cytokine production and IgE levels, impaired dendritic cell recruitment, higher CD4 T cell, macrophage and eosinophil apoptosis, and reduced CD4 T cell and alternatively activated macrophage numbers. [provided by MGI curators] |