Primary Identifier | MGI:1890149 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 59069 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables actin filament binding activity. Predicted to be involved in actin filament organization and muscle contraction. Located in cleavage furrow; cytoskeleton; and growth cone. Is expressed in coelomic epithelium of testis; ovary; and primary sex cord. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital myopathy 4A and nemaline myopathy 1. Orthologous to human TPM3 (tropomyosin 3). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous inactivation of this gene results in early embryonic death, prior to blastocyst formation. Mice homozygous for a targeted allele lacking exon 9 exhibit dysmorphic T-tubules and contraction in skeletal muscles. [provided by MGI curators] |