Primary Identifier | MGI:1196463 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 319448 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within several processes, including Sertoli cell development; fertilization; and spermatid development. Located in acrosomal vesicle; cytosol; and vesicle membrane. Is expressed in brain; inner ear; limb; and submandibular gland primordium. Orthologous to human FNDC3A (fibronectin type III domain containing 3A). PHENOTYPE: Males homozygous for an insertional mutation are sterile; females are fertile. In mutant males, spermatids form multinucleated syncytia and fail to mature, while Sertoli cells exhibit abnormal cytoplasmic vacuoles. [provided by MGI curators] |