Primary Identifier | MGI:1201684 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 19197 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable growth factor activity. Acts upstream of or within branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in small intestine. Orthologous to human PSPN (persephin). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are developmentally and behaviorally normal but show increased susceptibility to focal cerebral ischemia and stroke following middle cerebral artery occlusion. [provided by MGI curators] |