Primary Identifier | MGI:1860077 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 55993 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable double-stranded DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including homologous chromosome pairing at meiosis; ovarian follicle development; and spermatogenesis. Located in recombination nodule and synaptonemal complex. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; gonad; heart; and thymus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in primary ovarian insufficiency and spermatogenic failure 2. Orthologous to human MSH4 (mutS homolog 4). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit male and female sterility associated with failure to undergo pairing during meiosis. [provided by MGI curators] |