| Primary Identifier | MGI:1928765 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 56788 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables hedgehog family protein binding activity and protein carrier activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including positive regulation of chondrocyte proliferation; positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation; and positive regulation of smoothened signaling pathway. Is active in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including cardiovascular system; central nervous system; neural ectoderm; skeleton; and tongue. Orthologous to human SCUBE2 (signal peptide, CUB domain and EGF like domain containing 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null mutation are smaller than controls. Mice also exhibit defective endochondral bone formation and impaired Ihh-mediated chondrocyte differentiation. [provided by MGI curators] |