| Primary Identifier | MGI:2685047 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 545370 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Predicted to enable cell adhesion mediator activity. Involved in basement membrane organization. Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Located in basement membrane; cell cortex; and muscle tendon junction. Is expressed in several structures, including early embryo; extracellular matrix; limb; metanephros; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in age related macular degeneration 1. Orthologous to human HMCN1 (hemicentin 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for one null allele are viable and fertile with no gross abnormalities. Mice homozygous for a second null allele display hyperactivity and cataracts.Mice homozygous for a third null allele display failure of zygotic cell division. [provided by MGI curators] |