Primary Identifier | MGI:2176207 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 6 | NCBI Gene Number | 171506 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables nucleosomal DNA binding activity. A structural constituent of chromatin. Involved in epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Located in female germ cell nucleus. Is expressed in early conceptus and ovary. Orthologous to human H1-8 (H1.8 linker histone). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted mutation exhibit no detectable abnormalities. Oocytes develop normally and no defects in fertility or litter sizes are observed. [provided by MGI curators] |