Primary Identifier | MGI:2684923 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 219038 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable tubulin binding activity. Involved in regulation of flagellated sperm motility. Located in sperm flagellum. Orthologous to human TPPP2 (tubulin polymerization promoting protein family member 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit oligoasthenozoospermia with irregular mitochondria and reduced ATP content in sperm. [provided by MGI curators] |