Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in neuron projection regeneration. Predicted to act upstream of or within regulation of collateral sprouting of intact axon in response to injury. Predicted to be located in plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A study in human postmortem brain tissue demonstrated that the OMG is down-regulated in the frontal cortex of individuals with alcoholism compared to controls, as part of a broader pattern of altered myelin-related gene expression [Liu et al. DOI:10.1111/J.1471-4159.2004.02570.X].