Primary Identifier | MGI:1333791 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 11876 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in Peyer's patch morphogenesis and lymphocyte migration into lymphoid organs. Acts upstream of or within axon guidance; induction of positive chemotaxis; and peripheral nervous system development. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; cervical ganglion; oviduct; retina; and small intestine. Orthologous to human ARTN (artemin). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruption of this gene display ptosis and poor development of the sympathetic chain ganglia and associated nerves. [provided by MGI curators] |