Primary Identifier | MGI:1101058 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 21950 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily binding activity. Acts upstream of or within regulation of immature T cell proliferation in thymus. Located in plasma membrane. Is expressed in bone; connective tissue; hip; and metanephros. Orthologous to human TNFSF9 (TNF superfamily member 9). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased susceptibility to viral infection and defective memory T cell activation. [provided by MGI curators] |