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Gene information for EPPIN (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID57119
Official gene symbolEPPIN
Full nameserine peptidase inhibitor-like, with Kunitz and WAP domains 1 (eppin)
Aliases,CT71,CT72,SPINLW1,WAP7,WFDC7,dJ461P17.2,
Gene summaryThis 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]
LocationChromosome: 20   Locus: 20q12-q13.2
Gene position44176028 - 44169265  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size6764 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID609031