Primary Identifier | MGI:1926217 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 58809 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable RNA nuclease activity. Involved in antibacterial humoral response. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to starvation. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in alimentary system; embryo mesenchyme; and urinary system. Orthologous to human RNASE4 (ribonuclease A family member 4). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice show increased susceptibility to induced colitis with altered intestinal microbiota. [provided by MGI curators] |