Primary Identifier | MGI:1933820 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 67374 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable integrin binding activity. Involved in several processes, including hematopoietic stem cell migration to bone marrow; leukocyte tethering or rolling; and negative regulation of myelination. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of cell adhesion. Located in cell surface; somatodendritic compartment; and tight junction. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; cardiovascular system; eye; and genitourinary system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in basal ganglia calcification. Orthologous to human JAM2 (junctional adhesion molecule 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable, fertile and overtly normal with no detectable spermatogenesis abnormalities or defects in embryonic, neural and hematopoietic stem cell properties. [provided by MGI curators] |