Primary Identifier | MGI:1859169 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 54375 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables ornithine decarboxylase activator activity. Involved in positive regulation of polyamine transmembrane transport. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in embryo; extraembryonic component; pancreas epithelium; and placenta. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in esophagus squamous cell carcinoma; hepatocellular carcinoma; and liver cirrhosis. Orthologous to human AZIN1 (antizyme inhibitor 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous disruption of this gene results in neonatal lethality, a slight reduction in birth weight, and abnormal liver morphology. [provided by MGI curators] |