Primary Identifier | MGI:2148169 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | X | NCBI Gene Number | 74271 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be involved in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including egg cylinder and gonad. Orthologous to human MAGEB5 (MAGE family member B5). PHENOTYPE: Mice hemizygous for a deletion of a 30 kb deletion including Mageb5 and a null allele of Mageb5b exhibit normal male fertility despite slightly elongated sperm. [provided by MGI curators] |