Primary Identifier | MGI:1196293 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 51885 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.3.0) Predicted to enable gamma-tubulin binding activity. Predicted to contribute to microtubule minus-end binding activity. Predicted to be involved in meiotic cell cycle; microtubule cytoskeleton organization; and mitotic cell cycle. Predicted to be located in recycling endosome. Predicted to be part of gamma-tubulin complex. Predicted to be active in centrosome and equatorial microtubule organizing center. Is expressed in several structures, including brain ventricular layer and egg cylinder. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in microcephaly and chorioretinopathy 3. Orthologous to human TUBGCP4 (tubulin gamma complex component 4). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele show complete embryonic lethality between E5.5-E7.5 and failure of blastocysts to hatch from the zona pellucida. Heterozygous mice show photoreceptor degeneration and retinopathy due to disrupted autophagy homeostasis in the retina. [provided by MGI curators] |