Primary Identifier | MGI:2384854 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 213389 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA binding activity; protein homodimerization activity; and protein-lysine N-methyltransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including male gamete generation; meiosis I; and positive regulation of fertilization. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of meiotic nuclear division; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and spermatogenesis. Located in chromatin and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including adrenal gland; gonad; nervous system; notochord; and sensory organ. Orthologous to several human genes including PRDM9 (PR/SET domain 9). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show decreased oocyte number, azoospermia, and sterility in both sexes due to severe impairment of the double-stranded break repair pathway, deficient pairing of homologous chromosomes, and impaired sex body formation. [provided by MGI curators] |