Primary Identifier | MGI:98640 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 17 | NCBI Gene Number | 21645 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in flagellated sperm motility. Located in sperm flagellum. Used to study male infertility. Orthologous to human TCTE1 (t-complex-associated-testis-expressed 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male sterility characterized by asthenozoospermia and decreased ATP generation within sperm. [provided by MGI curators] |