Primary Identifier | MGI:104644 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 16169 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable interleukin-15 receptor activity and protein kinase binding activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation. Located in cytoplasmic vesicle. Is expressed in central nervous system; olfactory epithelium; and retina. Orthologous to human IL15RA (interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha). PHENOTYPE: Mutation of this gene results in absence of NK cell production in spleen and bone marrow. [provided by MGI curators] |