Primary Identifier | MGI:1917997 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 70747 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within inflammatory response and nervous system development. Located in myelin sheath and plasma membrane. Is expressed in pituitary gland. Orthologous to human TSPAN2 (tetraspanin 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice are viable and fertile with mild astrogliosis and microgliosis in the absence of axonal pathology. [provided by MGI curators] |