Primary Identifier | MGI:1352751 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 29862 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be involved in cell adhesion. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. Orthologous to human NINJ2 (ninjurin 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice show impaired adipogenesis, increased insulin resistance and abnormal glucose homeostasis. [provided by MGI curators] |