Primary Identifier | MGI:2685786 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 381107 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Acts upstream of or within flagellated sperm motility; maintenance of protein complex location; and spermatid cytoplasm removal during spermiation of flagellated sperm. Is active in outer dense fiber. Orthologous to human TMEM232 (transmembrane protein 232). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null males are infertile, exhibit reduced sperm count, abnormal sperm flagellum morphology and reduced sperm motility. [provided by MGI curators] |