Primary Identifier | MGI:107655 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 10 | NCBI Gene Number | 15979 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable type II interferon receptor activity. Involved in glial cell activation; negative regulation of amyloid-beta clearance; and positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within defense response to virus. Predicted to be located in dendrite and vesicle. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; bone; cerebral cortex; female reproductive system; and liver. Used to study osteoporosis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma; hepatitis B; immunodeficiency 27A; immunodeficiency 27B; and tuberculosis. Orthologous to human IFNGR1 (interferon gamma receptor 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a mutant allele exhibit increased susceptibility to viral infection and experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis. [provided by MGI curators] |