Primary Identifier | MGI:96436 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 16006 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables insulin-like growth factor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within response to insulin. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including early embryo; jaw; liver; mandible primordium; and secondary oocyte. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in diabetic angiopathy. Orthologous to human IGFBP1 (insulin like growth factor binding protein 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene desplay a grossly normal phenotype but are more susceptible to liver injury. [provided by MGI curators] |