| Primary Identifier | MGI:102567 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 18185 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity and promoter-specific chromatin binding activity. Acts upstream of or within positive regulation of gene expression; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and retinal rod cell development. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in eye. Used to study enhanced S-cone syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in retinitis pigmentosa and retinitis pigmentosa 27. Orthologous to human NRL (neural retina leucine zipper). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit a retinal defect causing loss of rod function, exaggerated cone function, short, sparse outer segments, and abnormal disks. [provided by MGI curators] |