Primary Identifier | MGI:2384806 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 210029 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables hormone activity. Involved in several processes, including brown fat cell differentiation; positive regulation of brown fat cell differentiation; and response to muscle activity. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in central nervous system; sensory organ; skeleton; and vibrissa. Orthologous to human METRNL (meteorin like, glial cell differentiation regulator). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased LPS-induced mortality, altered Ig serum levels and inflammation in the uterus, kidney and liver. [provided by MGI curators] |