Primary Identifier | MGI:3650217 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 100270744 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in male meiosis I; piRNA transcription; and spermatogenesis. Acts upstream of with a positive effect on transposable element silencing. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including diencephalon; genitourinary system; gut; liver; and spleen. Orthologous to human BTBD18 (BTB domain containing 18). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit increased male germ cell apoptosis and arrested spermiogenesis resulting in azoospermia and male infertility. [provided by MGI curators] |