Primary Identifier | MGI:1860488 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 66901 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable serine-type endopeptidase activity. Acts upstream of or within blood coagulation. Located in extracellular region. Is expressed in liver and plasma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Behcet's disease and brain ischemia. Orthologous to human PROZ (protein Z, vitamin K dependent plasma glycoprotein). PHENOTYPE: When unchallenged, mice homozygous for a knock-out allele do not express an obvious phenotype; however, homozygotes exhibit significantly reduced survival following collagen/epinephrine-induced thromboembolism and develop enhanced thrombosis in the ferric chloride-induced arterial injury model. [provided by MGI curators] |