GO curators for mouse genes have assigned the following annotations to the gene product of Twsg1. (This text reflects annotations as of Tuesday, May 21, 2013.) Summary text based on GO annotations supported by experimental evidence in mouse
Researchers have inferred from direct assay, that the gene product of Twsg1
participates in the following biological processes:
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