Primary Identifier | MGI:2679262 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 244058 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables coreceptor activity and signaling receptor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including BMP signaling pathway; nervous system development; and positive regulation of membrane protein ectodomain proteolysis. Located in cell surface. Is expressed in several structures, including future brain; gut; nervous system; sensory organ; and trunk somite. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in multiple sclerosis. Orthologous to human RGMA (repulsive guidance molecule BMP co-receptor a). PHENOTYPE: Inactivation of this locus results in impaired cephalic closure and subsequent exencephaly, both with incomplete penetrance. The retinal topography of the visual system is normal in homozygous mutant mice. [provided by MGI curators] |