Primary Identifier | MGI:1888504 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 57262 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within response to nematode and response to selenium ion. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; gut; mammary gland; respiratory system; and white fat. Orthologous to human RETNLB (resistin like beta). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice have decreased circulating levels of leptin and are resistant to induced colitis. [provided by MGI curators] |