Entrez gene ID | | 57119 |
Official gene symbol | | EPPIN |
Full name | | serine peptidase inhibitor-like, with Kunitz and WAP domains 1 (eppin) |
Aliases | | ,CT71,CT72,SPINLW1,WAP7,WFDC7,dJ461P17.2, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes an epididymal protease inhibitor, which contains both kunitz-type and WAP-type four-disulfide core (WFDC) protease inhibitor consensus sequences. Most WFDC genes are localized to chromosome 20q12-q13 in two clusters: centromeric and telomeric. This gene is a member of the WFDC gene family and belongs to the telomeric cluster. The protein can inhibit human sperm motility, and polymorphisms in this gene are associated with male infertility. Read-through transcription also exists between this gene and the downstream WFDC6 (WAP four-disulfide core domain 6) gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20q12-q13.2 |
Gene position | | 44176028 - 44169265 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 6764 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 609031 |
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