Primary Identifier | MGI:2443016 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 99899 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within response to bacterium. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in central nervous system and retina. Orthologous to human IFI44 (interferon induced protein 44). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit increased susceptibility to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. [provided by MGI curators] |