Primary Identifier | MGI:95692 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 14566 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.3.0) Predicted to enable cytokine activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of cell growth and oocyte growth. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including early conceptus; endocrine gland; gonad; and metanephros. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary ovarian insufficiency 14. Orthologous to human GDF9 (growth differentiation factor 9). PHENOTYPE: Females homozygous for a targeted null mutation are sterile with a block in folliculogenesis. Mutant oocytes exhibit perinuclear organelle aggregation, unusual Golgi complexes, absence of cortical granules, and impaired granulosa cell connections. [provided by MGI curators] |