Primary Identifier | MGI:1920962 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 73712 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within cornified envelope assembly. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in epidermis; nasal cavity epithelium; nose; posterior naris epithelium; and skin. Orthologous to human DMKN (dermokine). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mice null for the beta and gamma isoforms are viable and fertile with no overt phenotype except a transient scaly skin during the first week of life. [provided by MGI curators] |