Primary Identifier | MGI:3045251 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 244199 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable serine-type endopeptidase activity. Involved in fertilization. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Is expressed in epididymis; large intestine; ovary; and testis. Orthologous to human OVCH2 (ovochymase 2). PHENOTYPE: Male mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit infertility, impaired binding of sperm to zona pellucida, and impaired sperm migration in female genital tract. [provided by MGI curators] |