Primary Identifier | MGI:1334257 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 19157 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity. Acts upstream of or within establishment of epithelial cell polarity. Located in bicellular tight junction; cytoplasmic side of plasma membrane; and cytosol. Is expressed in nervous system. Orthologous to human CYTH1 (cytohesin 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a gene trap allele exhibit normal brain morphology and long term potentiation. Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased myelin sheath thickness due to hypomyelination. [provided by MGI curators] |