carbon catabolite repression 4 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
Biotype
protein coding gene
Automated Description
Enables mRNA binding activity and poly(A)-specific ribonuclease activity. Involved in several processes, including negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation; positive regulation of fat cell differentiation; and regulation of gene expression. Acts upstream of or within P-body assembly and deadenylation-dependent decapping of nuclear-transcribed mRNA. Located in P-body; nucleus; and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Is expressed in 2-cell stage embryo; central nervous system; and retina. Orthologous to human NOCT (nocturnin).
MGI Description
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele are resistant to diet-induced obesity and fatty liver development, show increased circulating glucose levels and increased insulin sensitivity on a standard diet and have impaired glucose tolerance on a high fat diet. [provided by MGI curators]