Primary Identifier | MGI:88578 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 13063 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables heme binding activity. Acts upstream of or within apoptotic process; hydrogen peroxide metabolic process; and positive regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Located in cytosol and mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; jaw; limb; metanephros; and spiral ligament. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cholangiocarcinoma; lung non-small cell carcinoma; pancreatic cancer; and thrombocytopenia. Orthologous to human CYCS (cytochrome c, somatic). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted mutation die at midgestation. By E8.5, homozygous null embryos exhibit a strikingly reduced size and are developmentally retarded. [provided by MGI curators] |