Primary Identifier | MGI:1926876 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 63859 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable chondroitin sulfate binding activity; heparin binding activity; and hyaluronic acid binding activity. Acts upstream of or within extracellular matrix organization. Located in interphotoreceptor matrix. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa and vitelliform macular dystrophy. Orthologous to human IMPG1 (interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null mutation display minor retinal abnormalities but normal scotopic and photopic responses. [provided by MGI curators] |