Primary Identifier | MGI:87995 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 230163 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables fructose-1-phosphate aldolase activity and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase activity. Involved in fructose catabolic process to hydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; liver; and olfactory epithelium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hereditary fructose intolerance syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human ALDOB (aldolase, fructose-bisphosphate B). PHENOTYPE: Following exposure to a 40% fructose diet, mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit failure to thrive, liver pathology and dysfunction, and a high mortality rate. [provided by MGI curators] |