Primary Identifier | MGI:2183449 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 11 | NCBI Gene Number | 217116 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be involved in carbohydrate metabolic process; cell differentiation; and spermatogenesis. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Used to study oligoasthenoteratozoospermia. Orthologous to human SPATA20 (spermatogenesis associated 20). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male infertility, small testes, severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, and abnormal manchette morphology during spermiogenesis resulting in impaired sperm head formation. [provided by MGI curators] |