Primary Identifier | MGI:1891190 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 64138 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable carboxypeptidase activity and cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in epithelial tube branching involved in lung morphogenesis. Located in collagen-containing extracellular matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including dentate gyrus subgranular zone; extraembryonic component; and lung. Orthologous to human CTSZ (cathepsin Z). PHENOTYPE: No abnormal pheotype detected in homozygous mutant mice. [provided by MGI curators] |