Primary Identifier | MGI:1914369 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 67119 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Involved in spermatid development. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including regulation of phosphatase activity; single fertilization; and sperm flagellum assembly. Is active in sperm head-tail coupling apparatus. Used to study male infertility due to acephalic spermatozoa. Orthologous to human CCDC159 (coiled-coil domain containing 159). PHENOTYPE: Male mice homozygous for a null allele display infertility, failure of sperm connecting piece formation, and disconnected sperm tails. [provided by MGI curators] |