Primary Identifier | MGI:1352494 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 29818 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables filamin binding activity. Predicted to be involved in heart development. Located in actin cytoskeleton. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; integumental system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human HSPB7 (heat shock protein family B (small) member 7). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show embryonic lethality during organogenesis and defects in heart development associated with increased thin filament length and formation of atypical actin filament bundles in cardiomyocytes. [provided by MGI curators] |