Primary Identifier | MGI:1100535 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 2 | NCBI Gene Number | 17932 |
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; RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including diaphragm development; regulation of gene expression; and regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; foregut-midgut junction; genitourinary system; peripheral nervous system ganglion; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human MYT1 (myelin transcription factor 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele die shortly after birth displaying improper diaphragm innervation and a failture to initiate breathing; mutant embryonic pancreata contain abnormal islet cells that express multiple hormones. [provided by MGI curators] |