Primary Identifier | MGI:1921393 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 74143 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0) Predicted to enable several functions, including GTPase activity; anion binding activity; and microtubule binding activity. Involved in mitochondrial fusion; negative regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway; and negative regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. Acts upstream of or within neural tube closure. Located in dendrite; mitochondrial inner membrane; and mitochondrial intermembrane space. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; heart; liver; lung; and visual system. Used to study optic atrophy. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Behr syndrome; dominant optic atrophy plus syndrome; mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome 14; optic atrophy; and optic atrophy 1. Orthologous to human OPA1 (OPA1 mitochondrial dynamin like GTPase). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for an ENU mutation exhibit embryonic lethality, embryonic growth retardation and morphological abnormalities. Mice heterozygous for an ENU mutation exhibit abnormal cellular morphology, altered optic nerve myelination, abnormal response to a new environment and decreased vision. [provided by MGI curators] |