Primary Identifier | MGI:98179 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 20130 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable GDP binding activity; GTP binding activity; and GTPase activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of Schwann cell migration. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system gland; and liver and biliary system. Orthologous to human RRAS (RAS related). PHENOTYPE: Homozygote and heterozygote null mice are lymphopenic, resulting from diminished homeostatic proliferation and impaired T cell and B cell survival. Mice homozygous for a gene-trapped allele exhibit enhanced neointimal thickening in response to arterial injury, increased angiogenesis in matrigel plugs and aortic ring cultures, and increased neovascularization of tumor implants, and decreased B-cell and increased T-cell population percentages. [provided by MGI curators] |