Primary Identifier | MGI:108511 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 17433 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) A structural constituent of myelin sheath. Predicted to be involved in central nervous system myelin formation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in central nervous system and eye. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in frontotemporal dementia. Orthologous to human MOBP (myelin associated oligodendrocyte basic protein). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for one null allele show abnormal myelin arrangements but do not exhibit an overt behavorial phenotype. Mice homozygous for another allele have normal myelin. [provided by MGI curators] |