Primary Identifier | MGI:97166 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 17695 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Is expressed in male reproductive gland or organ. Used to study prostate cancer. Orthologous to human MSMB (microseminoprotein beta). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-in allele exhibit early prostate cancer development progressing from intraepithelial neoplasia with microinvasion to well-differentiated prostate gland adenocarcinoma, and show enlargement of the prostate gland and the lymph nodes, and increased metastatic potential. [provided by MGI curators] |