| Primary Identifier | MGI:2143057 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
| Chromosome | 9 | NCBI Gene Number | 208084 |
| Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
| description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 9.1.0) Predicted to enable several functions, including ATP binding activity; helicase activity; and magnesium ion binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase and protein-DNA-RNA complex disassembly. Located in mitochondrion and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including body cavity or lining; integumental system; thymus; ventricular layer; and vertebral axis musculature. Orthologous to human PIF1 (PIF1 5'-to-3' DNA helicase). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable and overtly normal and show no evidence of increased sensitivity to DNA damage, genetic instability, reproducible telomere length alteration or other cellular abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators] |