Primary Identifier | MGI:107404 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 21375 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and chromatin DNA binding activity. Involved in cerebral cortex development; chromatin remodeling; and gene expression. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including brain development; conditioned taste aversion; and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; heart; and sensory organ. Used to study autism spectrum disorder. Orthologous to human TBR1 (T-box brain transcription factor 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted null allele fail to feed and die on the second postnatal day displaying disrupted forebrain morphology and a hypoplastic olfactory bulb that lacks normal mitral and tufted cells and shows a striking reduction in mature olfactory bulb projection neurons. [provided by MGI curators] |