Primary Identifier | MGI:1916957 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 69707 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables calmodulin binding activity. Involved in sperm axoneme assembly. Located in cytoplasm; manchette; and sperm flagellum. Is active in cytosol. Is expressed in brain; lung epithelium; and nose. Orthologous to human IQCG (IQ motif containing G). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous male mice are infertile and have very low epididymal sperm concentration with low motility, predominantly appearing as sperm heads without tails or with short tails. [provided by MGI curators] |