Primary Identifier | MGI:106295 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 16 | NCBI Gene Number | 28185 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable mitochondrion targeting sequence binding activity and molecular adaptor activity. Predicted to contribute to protein transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including negative regulation of cell growth involved in cardiac muscle cell development; protein targeting to mitochondrion; and regulation of defense response. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congestive heart failure. Orthologous to human TOMM70 (translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 70). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased embryo size, a rudimentary egg cylinder, failure of primitive streak formation, absent primitive node and head folds, failure to gastrulate, and complete embryonic lethality by E9.5. [provided by MGI curators] |