Primary Identifier | MGI:107718 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 110082 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables microtubule motor activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including determination of left/right symmetry; epithelial cilium movement involved in extracellular fluid movement; and lateral ventricle development. Located in axoneme; glial cell projection; and motile cilium. Part of outer dynein arm. Is expressed in several structures, including epithelium; gut; male reproductive gland or organ; and midbrain. Used to study otitis media; primary ciliary dyskinesia (multiple); tetralogy of Fallot; and visceral heterotaxy. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Kartagener syndrome and primary ciliary dyskinesia 3. Orthologous to human DNAH5 (dynein axonemal heavy chain 5). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a disruption in this gene display postnatal lethality, hydrocephalus, respiratory infections, situs inversus and ciliary immotility. [provided by MGI curators] |