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Gene information for SPA17 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID53340
Official gene symbolSPA17
Full namesperm autoantigenic protein 17
Aliases,CT22,SP17,SP17-1,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a protein present at the cell surface. The N-terminus has sequence similarity to human cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) type II alpha regulatory subunit (RIIa) while the C-terminus has an IQ calmodulin-binding motif. The central portion of the protein has carbohydrate binding motifs and likely functions in cell-cell adhesion. The protein was initially characterized by its involvement in the binding of sperm to the zona pellucida of the oocyte. Recent studies indicate that it is also involved in additional cell-cell adhesion functions such as immune cell migration and metastasis. A retrotransposed pseudogene is present on chromosome 10q22.
LocationChromosome: 11   Locus: 11q24.2
Gene position124543740 - 124564690  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size20951 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608621