Primary Identifier | MGI:96207 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 15434 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including glossopharyngeal nerve morphogenesis; skeletal system development; and thyroid gland development. Predicted to be located in aggresome and nuclear body. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial arch; central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and gut. Orthologous to human HOXD3 (homeobox D3). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show partial postnatal lethality, asymmetric rib-sternum attachment, and anterior transformations of the cervical vertebrae I (atlas) and II (axis). Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele lack the anteriorarch of the atlas and the dens of the axis. [provided by MGI curators] |