Primary Identifier | MGI:99887 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 18738 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables phospholipid binding activity and phospholipid transfer activity. Involved in axonogenesis. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in neocortex. Used to study chylomicron retention disease. Orthologous to human PITPNA (phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha). PHENOTYPE: Mutations of this gene result in motor coordination abnormalities and early death. [provided by MGI curators] |