Primary Identifier | MGI:2137858 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 94332 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables protein homodimerization activity. Involved in heterophilic cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules and homophilic cell adhesion via plasma membrane adhesion molecules. Acts upstream of or within protein localization. Located in cell-cell junction. Is active in parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse and presynaptic membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including intestine; liver; nervous system; neural retina; and olfactory epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Orthologous to human CADM3 (cell adhesion molecule 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit delayed myelination. Other mice with ubiquitous conditional deletion of the gene do not display neurological abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators] |