Primary Identifier | MGI:1915764 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 68514 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables calcium ion binding activity and protein heterodimerization activity. Involved in mitochondrial calcium ion transmembrane transport and positive regulation of mitochondrial calcium ion concentration. Located in mitochondrion. Part of calcium channel complex. Orthologous to human MICU2 (mitochondrial calcium uptake 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit an enlarged heart left atrium along with delayed calcium reuptake and decreased relaxation rates by cardiomyocytes, and develop abdominal aortic aneurysms with spontaneous rupture following angiotensin II treatment. [provided by MGI curators] |