| Primary Identifier | MGI:98259 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 20296 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables CCR2 chemokine receptor binding activity; chemoattractant activity; and cytokine activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to cytokine stimulus; positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis; and regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within energy homeostasis; response to bacterium; and response to wounding. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including heart; intestine; mandible; nervous system; and retina. Used to study age related macular degeneration. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including IgA vasculitis; end stage renal disease; gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); lupus nephritis; and vasculitis (multiple). Orthologous to human CCL2 (C-C motif chemokine ligand 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit defective macrophage recruitment, abnormal choroid morphology, photoreceptor degeneration, and altered response to injury, infection, alcohol, and a high fat diet. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
