| Primary Identifier | MGI:97877 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 19660 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables lipid binding activity. Involved in retinoid metabolic process. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in embryo; intestine; lower jaw tooth; and tooth. Orthologous to human RBP2 (retinol binding protein 2). PHENOTYPE: Saturable vitamin A (retinol) uptake is impaired in homozygous mutant mice. Serum retinol levels are unaffected when with normal dietary intake, however, pups of homozygous dams fed a marginal retinol diet show increased neonatal lethality due to inadequate retinal transport to the fetus. [provided by MGI curators] |
Features --> Cross References
Canonical gene --> CDSs in specific strains.
Canonical gene --> Exons in specific strains
Canonical gene --> Strain-specific IDs, biotypes, and locations
Canonical gene --> Transcripts in specific strains.
Features --> Overlapping features
