Primary Identifier | MGI:102789 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 19332 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable GTPase activity. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to type II interferon. Located in phagocytic vesicle. Is expressed in alimentary system; genitourinary system; heart; lung; and yolk sac. Orthologous to human RAB20 (RAB20, member RAS oncogene family). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele fail to develop M. tuberculosis-containing proteolytic spacious phagosomes. [provided by MGI curators] |