Primary Identifier | MGI:99261 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 19215 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables prostaglandin-D synthase activity and retinoid binding activity. Involved in gene expression; prostaglandin biosynthetic process; and regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, sleep. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of male germ cell proliferation. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; integumental system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in carotid artery disease. Orthologous to human PTGDS (prostaglandin D2 synthase). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for one knock-out allele fail to exhibit PGE2- and bicuculline-induced allodynia and exhibit decreased susceptibility to IgE-induced PCA. Mice homozygous for another knock-out allele show normal induction of muscle injury after reperfusion of ischemic skeletal muscle. [provided by MGI curators] |