Primary Identifier | MGI:2177632 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 12 | NCBI Gene Number | 12879 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables chromatin binding activity and transcription corepressor activity. Acts upstream of or within inner ear development; kidney development; and regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Located in several cellular components, including cytoskeleton; cytosol; and nucleus. Is expressed in brain; heart; liver and biliary system; lung; and metanephros. Used to study autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. Orthologous to human CYS1 (cystin 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutant mice display kidneys cysts, enlarged kidneys that distend the abdomen, increased blood urea nitrogen, and die shortly before or soon after weaning. On some strain backgrounds pancreatic and hepatic cysts and fibrosis are also seen. [provided by MGI curators] |