Primary Identifier | MGI:1926039 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 78789 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within epithelial cell morphogenesis and maintenance of gastrointestinal epithelium. Located in basolateral plasma membrane. Is expressed in ovary; stomach; stomach glandular epithelium; stomach glandular region epithelium; and testis. Orthologous to human VSIG1 (V-set and immunoglobulin domain containing 1). PHENOTYPE: Male chimeras hemizygous for a knock-out allele exhibit abnormal differentiation of gastric epithelia. [provided by MGI curators] |