Spo11 SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 26972)
Symbol: Spo11
Full name: SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: Spo11a; Spo11b
Summary: Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including germ cell development; meiosis I; and ovarian follicle development. Located in chromosome, telomeric region. Is expressed in several structures, including gonad; hemolymphoid system gland; liver; oral epithelium; and skin. Orthologous to human SPO11 (SPO11 initiator of meiotic double stranded breaks). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in thymus adult (RPKM 21.9) and testis adult (RPKM 15.7)
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 16198bp
Exon count: 15