Primary Identifier | MGI:1918881 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 208098 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables calcium channel activity and gap junction hemi-channel activity. Involved in osteoblast differentiation. Located in endoplasmic reticulum membrane; gap junction; and plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; connective tissue; limb; sensory organ; and skeleton. Orthologous to human PANX3 (pannexin 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit protection against surgically induced osteoarthritis. [provided by MGI curators] |