Primary Identifier | MGI:2442831 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 227622 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable DNA polymerase binding activity; molecular adaptor activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of Ku70:Ku80 complex and nonhomologous end joining complex. Predicted to be active in nucleus and site of double-strand break. Is expressed in brain; cortical plate; lung; spleen; and thymus. Orthologous to human PAXX (PAXX non-homologous end joining factor). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable, developmentally normal and fertile but show increased mortality induced by ionizing radiation and a mild reduction in splenic lymphocyte numbers. [provided by MGI curators] |