Primary Identifier | MGI:1346318 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 13 | NCBI Gene Number | 23849 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of connective tissue replacement. Acts upstream of or within cytokine-mediated signaling pathway. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and peripheral nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in prostate cancer and stomach cancer. Orthologous to human KLF6 (KLF transcription factor 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit embryonic lethality during organogenesis, small size, pallor, decreased cellular proliferation and delayed liver development. Mice heterozygous for a null allele exhibit delays in embryonic hematopoeisis. [provided by MGI curators] |