Primary Identifier | MGI:107159 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 15372 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including inner ear morphogenesis; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and positive regulation of mRNA splicing, via spliceosome. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including genitourinary system; gut; nervous system; sensory organ; and thymus. Orthologous to human HMX2 (H6 family homeobox 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous disruption of this gene results behavioral abnormalities, such as hyperactivity, head tilting and circling, as well as abnormal vestibular morphogenesis, including severe dysgenesis of all three semicircular ducts. [provided by MGI curators] |