Primary Identifier | MGI:1270156 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 18952 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable several functions, including GTP binding activity; GTPase activity; and magnesium ion binding activity. Involved in several processes, including flagellated sperm motility; hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis; and negative regulation of stem cell proliferation. Acts upstream of or within brain development; sperm capacitation; and sperm mitochondrion organization. Located in several cellular components, including axon terminus; perikaryon; and sperm annulus. Part of septin complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; sensory organ; and testis. Orthologous to human SEPTIN4 (septin 4). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null males are sterile and have immotile and structurally defective sperm that is bent and lacks the annulus. [provided by MGI curators] |