Primary Identifier | MGI:2157782 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 170677 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable calcium ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within photoreceptor cell maintenance. Located in photoreceptor outer segment membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; heart; metanephros; salivary gland primordium; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cone-rod dystrophy 15. Orthologous to human CDHR1 (cadherin related family member 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit progressive degeneration of retinal photoreceptor cells and a slight reduction in light responses. [provided by MGI curators] |