Primary Identifier | MGI:1333786 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 12353 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable carbonate dehydratase activity. Predicted to be involved in detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of bitter taste. Located in cytosol and extracellular space. Is expressed in brain; inner ear; submandibular gland; and trunk. Orthologous to human CA6 (carbonic anhydrase 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit increase in the number of lymphoid follicles in Peyer's patches. [provided by MGI curators] |