Primary Identifier | MGI:88547 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 13000 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Acts upstream of or within protein phosphorylation; regulation of cell cycle; and spermatogenesis. Predicted to be located in acrosomal vesicle and chromatin. Predicted to be part of PcG protein complex and protein kinase CK2 complex. Predicted to be active in cytosol and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; integumental system; nervous system; and sensory organ. Used to study male infertility. Orthologous to human CSNK2A2 (casein kinase 2 alpha 2). PHENOTYPE: Males homozygotes for a targeted null mutation of the minor catalytic subunit exhibit infertility with oligospermia and abnormally shaped spermatid nuclei. [provided by MGI curators] |