Primary Identifier | MGI:1202878 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 104362 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Acts upstream of or within manchette assembly and protein localization. Located in cytosol; manchette; and nucleus. Is expressed in ovary; retina; and testis. Orthologous to human MEIG1 (meiosis/spermiogenesis associated 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit male sterility with arrested spermatogenesis, absent sperm flagellum, and deformed sperm heads. [provided by MGI curators] |