Primary Identifier | MGI:96913 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 13 | NCBI Gene Number | 17152 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable protein serine/threonine kinase activity and transcription coactivator activity. Involved in photoreceptor cell maintenance. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of non-motile cilium assembly. Located in axoneme; motile cilium; and photoreceptor cell cilium. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; nasal cavity epithelium; neural retina; respiratory system; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa 62. Orthologous to human MAK (male germ cell associated kinase). PHENOTYPE: Males homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit slight reductions in litter size and sperm motility in vitro. [provided by MGI curators] |