Primary Identifier | MGI:87940 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 19 | NCBI Gene Number | 110355 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables G protein-coupled receptor kinase activity. Involved in negative regulation of relaxation of smooth muscle. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including desensitization of G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway; protein phosphorylation; and regulation of the force of heart contraction. Located in membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; heart; limb; and mesenchyme derived from neural crest. Orthologous to human GRK2 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutation of this gene results in embryonic lethality likely due to heart failure. Homozygous mutant embryos are pale in appearance and exhibit ventricular hypoplasia. [provided by MGI curators] |