Primary Identifier | MGI:99543 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 664829 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within several processes, including sex determination; single fertilization; and spermatid differentiation. Located in XY body; cytoplasm; and nucleus. Is expressed in ovary; primary spermatocyte; spermatid; and testis. PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit normal male reproductive morphology and physiology. Mice homozygous for a null allele of Slx and Slxl1 exhibit defective spermiogenesis and male infertility. [provided by MGI curators] |