Primary Identifier | MGI:1197020 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 22412 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables co-receptor binding activity and signaling receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including Wnt signaling pathway; chordate embryonic development; and kidney development. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be part of Wnt-Frizzled-LRP5/6 complex. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; epithelium; genitourinary system; heart; and surface ectoderm. Orthologous to human WNT9B (Wnt family member 9B). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display neonatal lethality, disrupted ureteric bud branching, impaired Mullerian duct formation, and incompletely penetrant cleft lip and palate. In mice with alleles that decrease expression kidneys are smaller with fewer mature nephrons. [provided by MGI curators] |