Mine Disruption Phenotype

Gene Info

  • Species: Mouse (Mus musculus)
  • GeneID: 338521
  • Symbol: Fa2h
  • Description: fatty acid 2-hydroxylase
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Gene ID Entry Entry Name Protein Name Type Information
338521 Q5MPP0 FA2H_MOUSE Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.18.-) (Fatty acid alpha-hydroxylase) DISRUPTION PHENOTYPE Knockout mice have normal oligodentrocyte differentiation and develope structural and functional normal myelin up to early adulthood. However, aged knockout mice show a massive axon and myelin sheath degeneration in the spinal cord (PubMed:18815260). Knockout mice show delayed fur development and a cyclic alopecia (PubMed:21628453). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18815260, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21628453}.