Dido1 - death inducer-obliterator 1

This gene encodes a transcription factor involved in apoptosis. The encoded protein functions in cell cycle progression and plays a role in chromosomal stability. This protein regulates the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells. Disruption of this gene in mice causes symptoms similar to myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative diseases in humans. Mice lacking this gene show severely reduced fertility. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014]