Primary Identifier | MGI:1914664 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 67414 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable GTPase activity and identical protein binding activity. Involved in mitochondrial fusion and positive regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in early conceptus; embryo; heart; placenta; and tibialis anterior. Orthologous to human MFN1 (mitofusin 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene die in mid gestation. Structural and functional abnormalities of mitochondria are reported. [provided by MGI curators] |