Entrez gene ID | | 4956 |
Official gene symbol | | ODF1 |
Full name | | outer dense fiber of sperm tails 1 |
Aliases | | ,CT133,HSPB10,MGC129928,MGC129929,ODF,ODF2,ODF27,ODFP,ODFPG,ODFPGA,ODFPGB,RT7,SODF, |
Gene summary | | The outer dense fibers are cytoskeletal structures that surround the axoneme in the middle piece and principal piece of the sperm tail. The fibers function in maintaining the elastic structure and recoil of the sperm tail as well as in protecting the tail from shear forces during epididymal transport and ejaculation. Defects in the outer dense fibers lead to abnormal sperm morphology and infertility. The human outer dense fibers contains at least 10 major proteins and this gene encodes the main protein. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8q22.3 |
Gene position | | 103563848 - 103573245 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 9398 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 182878 |
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