| Primary Identifier | MGI:1922813 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 4 | NCBI Gene Number | 75563 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables dynein heavy chain binding activity. Involved in sperm flagellum assembly. Located in several cellular components, including ciliary base; filopodium; and sperm flagellum. Is expressed in several structures, including brain ventricle and choroid plexus; choroid invagination; ependyma; epithelium; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in spermatogenic failure 83. Orthologous to human DNALI1 (dynein axonemal light intermediate chain 1). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit male infertility associated with asthenozoospermia, symmetrical longitudinal columns in sperm fibrous sheath, and hydrocephaly. [provided by MGI curators] |