Primary Identifier | MGI:1922452 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 75202 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in fusion of sperm to egg plasma membrane involved in single fertilization. Located in acrosomal vesicle. Orthologous to human SPACA6 (sperm acrosome associated 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a transgene insertion that inactivates this gene exhibit impaired fertilization and male infertility. Mice homozygous for a null allele show male infertility due to inability of spermatozoa to fuse with the oocyte membrane. [provided by MGI curators] |