Primary Identifier | MGI:1346016 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 13 | NCBI Gene Number | 110596 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity. Acts upstream of or within central nervous system neuron axonogenesis and neurofilament cytoskeleton organization. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Is expressed in adrenal gland; genitourinary system; oral epithelium; paravertebral ganglion; and stomach. Orthologous to human ARHGEF28 (Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 28). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are born at lower than expected Mendelian ratios and exhibit a reduction in overall size that becomes negligible by 8 weeks of age. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts display defects in cell migration and focal adhesion formation. [provided by MGI curators] |