Primary Identifier | MGI:104651 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 12521 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be located in phagocytic vesicle. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including choroid plexus; foregut; limb segment; meninges; and olfactory epithelium. Orthologous to human CD82 (CD82 molecule). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit increased pathalogical angiogenesis with increased vascular endothelial cell migration and invasion. [provided by MGI curators] |