Primary Identifier | MGI:104661 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 19883 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables several functions, including RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; beta-catenin binding activity; and transcription coactivator binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cerebellar granule cell precursor proliferation; cholesterol homeostasis; and regulation of primary metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to cytokine stimulus; cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation; and nitric oxide biosynthetic process. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; and integumental system. Orthologous to human RORA (RAR related orphan receptor A). PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for null mutations exhibit ataxia, cerebellar dysgenesis, impaired Purkinje and granule cell development, olfactory defects, hypoalphalipoproteinemia, and death around 4 weeks. Heterozygotes show slow Purkinje cell dedritic atrophy and loss. [provided by MGI curators] |