Primary Identifier | MGI:1353582 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 30959 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables ATP binding activity and RNA helicase activity. Involved in mRNA export from nucleus; regulation of translation; and spermatid development. Located in chromatoid body and nucleus. Is expressed in cortical plate; spermatid; and spermatocyte. Orthologous to human DDX25 (DEAD-box helicase 25). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display male infertility, arrest of spermatogenesis at step 8, abnormal Leydig cells, and increased germ cell apoptosis in males. [provided by MGI curators] |