Primary Identifier | MGI:98848 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 22094 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable hormone activity. Predicted to be involved in G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in brain. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital nongoitrous hypothyroidism 4 and hypothyroidism. Orthologous to human TSHB (thyroid stimulating hormone subunit beta). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit infertility and growth retardation. [provided by MGI curators] |