Primary Identifier | MGI:1859288 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 54422 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including negative regulation of outer hair cell apoptotic process; nervous system development; and sensory perception of sound. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; ear; future brain; heart; and urinary system. Orthologous to human BARHL1 (BarH like homeobox 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutation of this gene results in progressive hearing loss starting at 2 weeks of age. Animals are completely deaf by 10 months of age and show degeneration of the inner and outer cochlear hair cells. [provided by MGI curators] |