Primary Identifier | MGI:109150 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 17428 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA binding activity; DNA-binding transcription factor activity; and chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular senescence; negative regulation of apoptotic signaling pathway; and regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; future brain; genitourinary system; and retina nuclear layer. Used to study Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome. Orthologous to human MNT (MAX network transcriptional repressor). PHENOTYPE: Most homozygotes for a targeted null mutation are runted at birth and die within a few days, while mutant fibroblasts show abnormal cell cycling. Those homozygotes that survive are fertile and attain normal Heterozygotes for a conditional mammary epithelial specific knockout develop adenocarcinomas. [provided by MGI curators] |