Primary Identifier | MGI:107161 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 13012 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity. Located in cell surface; cytoplasm; and extracellular region. Is expressed in epididymis; gonad; and urogenital ridge. Orthologous to human CST8 (cystatin 8). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are fertile although males show a small reduction in total and progressive sperm motility, oligozoospermia, and decreased in vitro sperm fertilizing ability associated with impaired sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction. [provided by MGI curators] |