Primary Identifier | MGI:2443336 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 235533 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables glycerol kinase activity. Involved in glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthetic process. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in olfactory epithelium and submandibular gland primordium. Orthologous to human GK5 (glycerol kinase 5). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for ENU-induced alleles exhibit skin phenotype and alopecia. [provided by MGI curators] |