Primary Identifier | MGI:95519 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 14176 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable fibroblast growth factor receptor binding activity and growth factor activity. Acts upstream of or within glial cell differentiation and signal transduction involved in regulation of gene expression. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; egg cylinder; embryo mesenchyme; musculature; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in familial isolated trichomegaly. Orthologous to human FGF5 (fibroblast growth factor 5). PHENOTYPE: Mutations in this gene result in significantly longer pelage hair. [provided by MGI curators] |