Primary Identifier | MGI:1858209 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 53324 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable carbohydrate binding activity and metal ion binding activity. Acts upstream of or within associative learning. Is active in presynapse. Is expressed in embryo; gut endoderm; and heart. Orthologous to human NPTX2 (neuronal pentraxin 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null mutation of this gene display a mild alteration in retinal ganglion cell innervation but are fertile with no obvious behavioral abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators] |