Primary Identifier | MGI:2442647 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 319742 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within extracellular matrix organization and hair cycle. Predicted to be located in membrane. Predicted to be active in plasma membrane. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung cancer. Orthologous to human MPZL3 (myelin protein zero like 3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a spontaneous allele have a rough coat that becomes brittle and oily with age, and display stunted growth, cyclic and progressive hair loss, hyperplastic epidermis, abnormal hair follicles, myocardial degeneration, and reduced collagen and elastin content in the skin and heart. [provided by MGI curators] |