Primary Identifier | MGI:1918944 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 226432 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables histone binding activity. Acts upstream of or within protein import into nucleus. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in cytosol and nuclear envelope. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system and retina. Orthologous to human IPO9 (importin 9). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a transgenic gene disruption exhibit embryonic lethality at E7. [provided by MGI curators] |