| Primary Identifier | MGI:96913 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 13 | NCBI Gene Number | 17152 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables protein kinase activity. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of non-motile cilium assembly and photoreceptor cell maintenance. Located in several cellular components, including axoneme; ciliary tip; and photoreceptor cell cilium. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; nasal cavity epithelium; neural retina; respiratory system; and testis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa 62. Orthologous to human MAK (male germ cell associated kinase). PHENOTYPE: Males homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit slight reductions in litter size and sperm motility in vitro. [provided by MGI curators] |