Primary Identifier | MGI:3055306 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 70772 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in mitochondrial fission. Located in Golgi apparatus; mitochondrial intermembrane space; and plasma membrane. Is expressed in ductus deferens; epididymis; jejunum; and testis. Orthologous to human GGNBP1 (gametogenetin binding protein 1 (pseudogene)). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit male infertility, asthenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia in a portion of mice and increased sensitivity to BPA-induced sperm damage. [provided by MGI curators] |