Primary Identifier | MGI:98299 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 20425 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity. Involved in dTMP biosynthetic process and tetrahydrofolate interconversion. Acts upstream of or within cellular response to leukemia inhibitory factor. Located in mitochondrion. Is active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain ventricular layer; genitourinary system; liver and biliary system; and skin. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in breast cancer. Orthologous to human SHMT1 (serine hydroxymethyltransferase 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice with deficiencies in this gene display abnormalities in hepatic partioning of methylenetetrahydrofolate but are otherwise healthy and fertile. [provided by MGI curators] |