Primary Identifier | MGI:1341168 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 10 | NCBI Gene Number | 20728 |
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 cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within blastocyst development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; liver; and nervous system. Orthologous to human SPIC (Spi-C transcription factor). PHENOTYPE: Homozygote null mice have prenatal lethality with incomplete penetrance, absent red pulp macrophages, decreased phagocytosis of senescent red blood cell, and enlargement of spleens with age due to an increase in splenic iron levels. [provided by MGI curators] |