| Primary Identifier | MGI:1917276 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 70026 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables cholesterol binding activity. Involved in enucleate erythrocyte differentiation; intracellular cholesterol transport; and lipid droplet organization. Located in endoplasmic reticulum. Is expressed in several structures, including jaw; liver; skeleton; and spleen. Orthologous to human TSPO2 (translocator protein 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous knockout leads to mild anemia. [provided by MGI curators] |