Primary Identifier | MGI:1915484 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 100503924 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables chromatin binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to cold; fat cell differentiation; and intracellular glucose homeostasis. Located in cytosol; mitochondrion; and nucleus. PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a lean phenotype with impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, decreased body weight and increased oxygen consumption. [provided by MGI curators] |