Primary Identifier | MGI:96891 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 17095 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in B cell differentiation and definitive hemopoiesis. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system; genitourinary system; heart; liver; and thymus primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Orthologous to human LYL1 (LYL1 basic helix-loop-helix family member). PHENOTYPE: Mice with mutation of this gene are vaible and fertile. Defects in production and differentiation of progenitor cells are observed, along with impaired ability of fetal liver or bone marrow cells in reconstituting B and T lineages after transplant. [provided by MGI curators] |