Primary Identifier | MGI:96977 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 7 | NCBI Gene Number | 17314 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables methyltransferase activity. Acts upstream of or within DNA alkylation repair and regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be active in nucleoplasm. Is expressed in embryo and forelimb bud. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); endocrine gland cancer (multiple); granulosa cell tumor; high grade glioma (multiple); and retinoblastoma. Orthologous to human MGMT (O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for targeted knock-out mutations of this gene display increased sensitivity to various alkylating agents. [provided by MGI curators] |