Primary Identifier | MGI:107376 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 5 | NCBI Gene Number | 17690 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables molecular condensate scaffold activity; poly(U) RNA binding activity; and protein homodimerization activity. Predicted to be involved in central nervous system development; regulation of translation; and response to hormone. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in central nervous system; gonad; gut; sensory organ; and skin. Orthologous to human MSI1 (musashi RNA binding protein 1). PHENOTYPE: Most homozygous null mice develop hydrocephalus associated with progressive ventricular dilation, a large domed cranium, thin cerebral cortices, callosal agenesis, aberrant proliferation and polyposis of ependymal cells, intracerebral bleeding, ataxia, dehydration and death at 1-2 months of age. [provided by MGI curators] |