Primary Identifier | MGI:97073 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 268395 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables alkylbase DNA N-glycosylase activity. Acts upstream of or within base-excision repair. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; gonad; hemolymphoid system gland; musculature; and placenta. Orthologous to human MPG (N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit impaired base excision repair of alkylation-induced DNA damage, and increased sensitivity to methyl methanesulfonate and streptozoticin-induced diabetes. Mutants are fertile and long-lived. [provided by MGI curators] |