Primary Identifier | MGI:97722 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 19 | NCBI Gene Number | 69060 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables retinyl-palmitate esterase activity and triacylglycerol lipase activity. Involved in retinoid metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within intestinal cholesterol absorption. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in pons and pons mantle layer. Orthologous to human PNLIP (pancreatic lipase). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice show impaired dietary cholesterol, triglyceride and retinyl ester absorption, resistance to diet-induced obesity, and insulin resistance. [provided by MGI curators] |