Primary Identifier | MGI:104752 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 18036 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within cellular response to lipopolysaccharide; inflammatory response; and regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial arch; limb; liver; maxillary process; and trunk somite. Orthologous to human NFKBIB (NFKB inhibitor beta). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for one knock-out allele exhibit decreased susceptibility to endotoxin shock and induced arthritis. [provided by MGI curators] |