Primary Identifier | MGI:1333811 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 18 | NCBI Gene Number | 17190 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0) Enables DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of astrocyte differentiation and negative regulation of gene expression. Located in cytoplasm; nuclear matrix; and nuclear speck. Part of heterochromatin. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; early conceptus; genitourinary system; and retina. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung cancer. Orthologous to human MBD1 (methyl-CpG binding domain protein 1). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null exhibited defects in adult hippocampal neurogenesis and function. Spatial learning was also impaired in mutant mice. [provided by MGI curators] |