Primary Identifier | MGI:1342276 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 76293 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be an extracellular matrix structural constituent. Predicted to be involved in elastic fiber assembly; regulation of collagen metabolic process; and response to UV. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Is expressed in brain; genitourinary system; heart and pericardium; and respiratory system mesenchyme. Orthologous to human MFAP4 (microfibril associated protein 4). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit spontaneous air space enlargement in female mice. [provided by MGI curators] |