MORC family CW-type zinc finger 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MORC1 gene. [5]
This gene encodes the human homolog of mouse morc and like the mouse protein it is testis-specific. Mouse studies support a testis-specific function since only male knockout mice are infertile; infertility is the only apparent defect. These studies further support a role for this protein early in spermatogenesis, possibly by affecting entry into apoptosis because testis from knockout mice show greatly increased numbers of apoptotic cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009].
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.
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Aliases | MORC1, CT33, MORC, ZCW6, MORC family CW-type zinc finger 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 603205; MGI: 1316740; HomoloGene: 7843; GeneCards: MORC1; OMA: MORC1 - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MORC family CW-type zinc finger 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MORC1 gene. [5]
This gene encodes the human homolog of mouse morc and like the mouse protein it is testis-specific. Mouse studies support a testis-specific function since only male knockout mice are infertile; infertility is the only apparent defect. These studies further support a role for this protein early in spermatogenesis, possibly by affecting entry into apoptosis because testis from knockout mice show greatly increased numbers of apoptotic cells. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009].
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.