Primary Identifier | MGI:1351595 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 19 | NCBI Gene Number | 27356 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable hormone activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including flagellated sperm motility; male gonad development; and spermatid development. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Is expressed in several structures, including colon; gonad; heart; hemolymphoid system gland; and liver. Orthologous to human INSL6 (insulin like 6). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male infertility associated with male germ cell apoptosis and reduced sperm motility. [provided by MGI curators] |