Primary Identifier | MGI:109490 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 20603 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable spermine synthase activity. Acts upstream of or within spermine metabolic process. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; ganglia; limb; respiratory system; and tooth. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in syndromic X-linked intellectual disability Snyder type. Orthologous to human SMS (spermine synthase). PHENOTYPE: Male mice hemizygous for a knock-out allele exhibit muscle weakness, decreased lean body mass and bone mineral density, lumbar lordosis, postnatal growth retardation, and male infertility. [provided by MGI curators] |