Primary Identifier | MGI:2444920 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 8 | NCBI Gene Number | 320869 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in mitophagy. Acts upstream of or within fertilization; flagellated sperm motility; and protein localization. Located in male germ cell nucleus; mitochondrion; and sperm mitochondrial sheath. Orthologous to human SPATA33 (spermatogenesis associated 33). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit reduced male fertility with inflexible midpieces and reduced sperm motility. [provided by MGI curators] |