Primary Identifier | MGI:3588194 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 383491 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables histone methyltransferase binding activity; methyltransferase regulator activity; and nucleic acid binding activity. Involved in germ cell development; positive regulation of flagellated sperm motility; and positive regulation of stem cell population maintenance. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including embryo implantation; inner cell mass cell fate commitment; and negative regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including hemolymphoid system; intestine; liver; lung; and yolk sac. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human PRDM14 (PR/SET domain 14). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knockout allele exhibit decreased primordial germ cell numbers, absent germ cells, and sterility in both males and females. [provided by MGI curators] |