Primary Identifier | MGI:108564 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 17536 |
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 and sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of myeloid cell differentiation. Acts upstream of or within eye development and visual learning. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in cleft palate; cleft palate, cardiac defects, and intellectual disabillity; learning disability; open-angle glaucoma; and orofacial cleft. Orthologous to human MEIS2 (Meis homeobox 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele display early fetal lethality with hemorrhaging, persistent truncus arteriosis, absence of cardic valves and defects in other neural crest cell derived tissues. [provided by MGI curators] |