Primary Identifier | MGI:1350932 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 27057 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within intracellular iron ion homeostasis. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including heart; lung; metanephros; reproductive system; and spleen. Orthologous to human NCOA4 (nuclear receptor coactivator 4). PHENOTYPE: Mouse embryonic fibroblasts isolated from homozygous null mice exhibit abnormal DNA replication, decreased fibroblast proliferation, and early cellular replicative senescence. [provided by MGI curators] |