Primary Identifier | MGI:2429660 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 210789 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable GTPase activator activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to insulin stimulus. Predicted to be located in vesicle. Predicted to be active in Golgi apparatus and cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and respiratory system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acanthosis nigricans. Orthologous to human TBC1D4 (TBC1 domain family member 4). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit reduced blood glucose levels under both fasted and fed conditions, insulin resistance in both muscle and liver, decreased energy expenditure and oxygen consumption, abnormal adipocyte and muscle cell glucose uptake, and increased hepatic gluconeogenesis. [provided by MGI curators] |