Primary Identifier | MGI:1888519 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 110648 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including midbrain dopaminergic neuron differentiation; olfactory behavior; and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of neuron differentiation; nervous system development; and regulation of cell growth. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; ear; embryo ectoderm; notochord; and somite. Used to study Parkinson's disease. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 7. Orthologous to human LMX1A (LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 alpha). PHENOTYPE: Mutations in the dreher locus produce neurological and skeletal abnormalities, inner ear defects, and belly spotting. Deafness and hypoplasia of Mullerian duct derivatives are also reported for some alleles. Homozygous null mice have fewer dopaminergic neurons. [provided by MGI curators] |