Primary Identifier | MGI:1920152 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 72902 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables glycosaminoglycan binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be located in extracellular matrix. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Is expressed in central nervous system and retina. Orthologous to human SPOCK3 (SPARC (osteonectin), cwcv and kazal like domains proteoglycan 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit no obvious morphological or behavioral abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators] |