Primary Identifier | MGI:1921538 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 74288 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within flagellated sperm motility and sperm individualization. Located in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human SPEM1 (spermatid maturation 1). PHENOTYPE: Male mice homozygous for a null allele display infertility, asthenozoospermia, teratozoospermia, and impaired spermiogenesis. [provided by MGI curators] |