Primary Identifier | MGI:96180 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 15405 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of myeloid cell differentiation and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including embryonic forelimb morphogenesis; regionalization; and reproductive structure development. Part of transcription regulator complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; limb; respiratory system; and skeleton. Orthologous to human HOXA9 (homeobox A9). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit homeotic transformations affecting lumbar vertebrae, reduced spleen and thymus weights, and defects in myeloid, erythroid, and lymphoid hematopoiesis. [provided by MGI curators] |