Primary Identifier | MGI:2676904 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 387222 |
Mgi Type | miRNA gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor; cellular response to lipopolysaccharide; and long-term synaptic potentiation. Part of RISC complex. Is expressed in brain; eye posterior segment; heart; and lung. Orthologous to human MIR29A (microRNA 29a). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele show reduced visceral hyperalgesia in response to water avoidance stress-induced irritable bowel syndrome. [provided by MGI curators] |